Isle of Palms Man Mistakes SpaceX Rocket for Flare

A SpaceX rocket launch was likely mistaken for a flare that prompted a Coast Guard search. The rocket took off from the Kennedy Space Center early this morning but one man thought it was a flare. Fearing a boater or swimmer may be in distress, he reported the incident to the Coast Guard who immediately began conducting a search in waters off the Isle of Palms. However, they found no sign of a boat or swimmer. The Coast Guard says the timing of the distress call, around 3:30 a.m., coincided with the approximate timing of the SpaceX booster rockets landing on a ship.