I was in my backyard in Fillmore, California watching the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch tonight (Feb 14, 2026). I started recording around 6:05 PM on my Samsung Galaxy S24.
While watching the rocket, we noticed a solid white dot streaming across the sky. It was moving incredibly fast—almost like a comet—but it had no blinking FAA lights and seemed to be on a completely different trajectory than the main SpaceX craft.
The video is 2 minutes and 46 seconds long, but the main action starts at the 1:43 mark.
Technical Details:
Location: Fillmore, CA (Backyard)
Time: ~6:05 PM PST
Date: Feb 14, 2026
Device: Galaxy S24 (Recorded Vertically)
Key Moment: 01:43 in the video
I’m not sure if this is a booster re-entry, a piece of hardware separating, or something else entirely. It looked much brighter and "solid" to the naked eye than it does on the screen. Curious to hear if anyone else in Ventura County saw this!
by floater_805
3 Comments
Yeah you got some weird stuff going on in this video.
The onboard is here… [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlxCTRVDLHM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlxCTRVDLHM)
Some of those objects are the payload shell halves. They come off shortly after stage separation. The booster keeps going and ultimately lands on the barge.
The object moving quickly right to left in the frame is probably just a coincidental plane closer to you than you think, high enough to be hit by the sunlight but only just. You have a number of airports to the east and south of Filmore, it’s very busy airspace.
Edit: In fact, you can see the plane in this: [https://www.flightradar24.com/2026-02-15/02:00/1x/34.34,-118.95/12](https://www.flightradar24.com/2026-02-15/02:00/1x/34.34,-118.95/12)
Hopefully that loads for you if not will make a video of it. This is the time of your video based on the launch time of the rocket. A plane flies directly by and just south of Filmore.
https://preview.redd.it/catoeyd2trjg1.png?width=2978&format=png&auto=webp&s=d9936bc398e6b73b8e31142d880eb822471ec78c
They’re sometimes called Tag alongs