A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.

MIAMI – People from South Florida to the Bahamas were asking about a strange sight in the sky on Tuesday night. Dr. Langbroek works in the astronomy department at Leiden University in the Netherlands, focusing on space situational awareness. “Of course, they always first think its aliens and, as we know, it’s never aliens,” said Dr. Langbroek. Dr. Langbroek was tweeting about what took many by surprise two days prior. “It’s a very spectacular sight,” said Dr. Langbroek, who said the test missile went down north of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.