UFO spotted during SpaceX Falcon 9 launch? Twitterati goes berserk

Photos and videos have been making rounds on social media showing a streak of light appearing in the sky over Los Angeles as SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 rocket into earth's orbit.

Space X founder Elon Musk almost started the speculation after he jokedon Twitter saying: "Nuclear alien UFO from North Korea."

It created a social media storm as the Twitterati began magnifying the picture sent out by Musk.