so, went out at like an hour and a half before midnight (because I have a horrible sleep schedule and subpar time management skills).

for most of the path I take, the view of the sky is obstructed, whether by trees along the path. about halfway though, however there is a street perpendicular to the path, its less constructive foliage provides an unobstructed view of the sky. out of the corner of my eye as I pass I see, perfectly framed by the palm trees on either side of the path...

there's just a giant fucking glowing blue light illuminating a patch of the overcast sky with no apparent source.

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as I'm writing this, I've made my way several miles northwest and am now situated, as far as I can tell, directly under the glowing patch of sky.

there is still no fully determinable terrestrial source.

dba_afish said:
...there's just a giant fucking glowing blue light illuminating a patch of the overcast sky with no apparent source.

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as I'm writing this, I've made my way several miles northwest and am now situated, as far as I can tell, directly under the glowing patch of sky.

there is still no fully determinable terrestrial source.

Might be a case of a space jellyfish phenomena from a recent rocket launch?

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1972484348550275559

Jonathan McDowell (great astronomy scientist!)
@planet4589

LAUNCH at 0204 UTC Sep 29 of Starlink Group 11-20 from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

dba_afish said:
as I'm writing this, I've made my way several miles northwest and am now situated, as far as I can tell, directly under the glowing patch of sky.

there is still no fully determinable terrestrial source.

Perhaps a spotlight. Road work or some festival ground can have those focused intense bright lights, and one of them could be pointed or reflected up onto the clouds. With the light at even a slight angle, the source can be a fair distance away on the ground from where it seems to be on the clouds.