The yet to be definitively identified white streak in the night sky during an Aurora, May 16, 2025 ~23:25 MDT. Most likely a rocket launch or re-entry.
Location: near Tres Piedras New Mexico, USA
Photographer: Jay Shaffer
Music: Beyond – Patrick Patrikios YouTube audio library

We believe it is related to a rocket launch in China. About an hour before the plume appeared (5:39 UTC), Chinese launch startup Landspace launched the ZhuQue-2E rocketfrom the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (4:12 UTC). The white streak may have been a de-orbit burn, or perhaps a circularization burn for the deploying satellites.
ZhuQue-2E is a new type of rocket powered by liquid oxygen and liquid methane.