On the evening of Monday, April 17th, there was a strange phenomenon that appeared in the sky that had residents in the Blue Water Area baffled. It appeared to be coming from across the border in Canada.
Many had their thoughts on what it could be, so here’s an official word on what the strange light seen in the sky actually was.
According to the Edmonton Fire Rescue Services Department, the strange phenomenon witnessed, is what’s called a light pillar, light pillars are formed when light is refracted by ice crystals under the right temperature conditions and light source.
The strange phenomenon was caused by flaring from the Nova Chemicals Corunna Site. Flaring is the act of burning excess gasses to depressurize equipment and manage unpredictable and large pressure variations, according to worldbank.org.
Or, it could just be aliens giving us a light show.
Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell
