The clouds cleared up long enough Friday to reveal a mysterious light soaring over San Diego skies.
Calls and emails to the NBC 7 reported the orange light with a white wake spotted throughout the county.
Turns out, the sight was most likely an Atlas V rocket from Santa Barbara County.
NASA launched the rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:19 p.m. However, some aspects of the rocket remain shrouded in mystery, for it is carrying a secret payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. Other details of its mission are classified.
The rocket was initially supposed to take off Thursday, but bad weather put it on hold.