On January 10, 2025, at approximately 6:30 PM, residents of Yinchuan, Ningxia, witnessed a mysterious luminous object ascending in the night sky, leaving a long, serpentine light trail.
Witnesses described the object as emitting bright light and moving in unusual patterns—ascending, descending, and swaying side to side, resembling a snake in motion. This captivating display lasted several minutes, drawing crowds of onlookers who recorded the event on their phones.
The identity of the object remains undetermined, sparking discussions on social media. Some commenters speculated it could be an alien spacecraft, while others joked about it being a new firework design for the Year of the Snake.
This isn't the first unusual sighting in Yinchuan; on November 1, 2023, similar reports emerged of an object resembling a jellyfish in the sky, later confirmed to be a rocket launch cloud from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.