Hundreds of people reported spotting and hearing the bizarre event as it rattled houses in the neighbourhood.
CCTV footage captured the moment the strange event struck the community.
The phenomenon was recorded in San Jose, California, the US, just before midnight.
And the video was posted to a South San Jose social media page showing the small light travelling across the sky for about a minute.
“You can see this is coming from way over on this side,” resident Dale Johnson said while viewing video of the mystery light.
Clearly not a meteor. Meteors don't flash on and off like a strobe. To read more and view the video, click here.