"On Jan 18, 2023 (HST), the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera captured a mysterious flying spiral over Maunakea, Hawaii," it wrote.

SpaceX had launched the Global Positioning Satellite III space vehicle 06 mission early that day (NAOJ and Asahi Shimbun via Storyful)

The Elon Musk-owned company livestreamed the Falcon 9 rocket launch of the Global Positioning Satellite III space vehicle 06 mission early that day.

The video showed the blueish spiral passing over the Big Island telescope.

The Subaru Telescope on Maunakea said the spiral was captured on Jan. 18 by the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera.

Space.com said earlier this month that this is far from the first time a similar feature was spotted after a SpaceX launch, with reports as far as New Zealand.