Unraveling The Mystery Of The Pink Sky Over Texas

If you happened to look up in the sky in Central Texas and noticed a pink hue, no, you weren't seeing things- it was real!

Despite the recent aurora borealis sightings in Texas, this pink hued sky was not a result of a geometric storm but instead it came from lettuce!

Residents in Temple, Texas noticed that the sky was pink over the weekend- but really really pink! While many speculated it was another outlandish gender reveal, and some even joked that a flock of fabulous aliens were about to invade, the real reason is a bit more tame- but still a bit unusual!

No need to cue the "X-Files" theme, the mystery has been solved! The combination of blue and red light emanating a pink hue was a result from the greenhouse at Revol Greens, a lettuce farm in Temple!

Revol Greens has actually had to clarify the light before- telling KXWN back in December that the pink sky was a result of a malfunction with their blackout shades in their facility. Those blackout shades serve multiple purposes for our team, from keeping the light in, to acting as a thermal blanket that helps their growing team better control the climate.

Revol Greens uses the light to help continue its plant growth and production when the sun goes down.

Back in March, the pink sky revealed itself to the resident of Temple, alerting everyone in the county that the blackout shades had once again parted!

So this isn't the first time that this has happened, and it probably won't be the last time!

But at least now we know that the pink sky isn't aliens, and if you want to see more of the aurora borealis in Texas, check out this!