Watch: The Streaks of "Human Meteors" Over Los Angeles During the Great Moon

The residents of downtown Los Angeles were caught unawares by what appeared to be a fiery ball of fire across the sky during the Wednesday night supermoon, but the "meteor" turned out to be a team of stunt paratroopers .

While the third and final supermoon of 2019 illuminates the skies, Red Bull Air Force paratroopers jumped from a helicopter at 4,000 feet over Los Angeles and plunged into the downtown area at over 120 km / h.

For the "fiery fireball" effect, skydivers Jon DeVore, Mike Swanson and Andy Farrington donned dive suits with LED lights and glittering pyrotechnics that lit up the night sky as the sun set and the super-moon was rising.

Walking three feet for each foot, the brave south-west flight of a mile led them to downtown, where they climbed through skyscrapers, including the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, the most tall building west of Chicago.

The divers in combination of wings have donned suits equipped with LED lights and pyrotechnics, as can be seen here on Jon Devore. (Photo credit: Andy Farrington / Red Bull Content Pool)

The team shot its parachutes at 1,000 feet, marking the very first wingsuit jump in downtown Los Angeles.

The Red Bull Air Force is known for its highly coordinated air jumping demonstrations. Previous waterfalls included jumps on the famous archaeological site of Petra, Jordan, and a world record attempt on the bridge of Idaho Perrine.

The team jumped from a helicopter 4,000 feet above Los Angeles and plunged into the downtown area at over 120 km / h. (Photo credit: David Clancy / Red Bull Content Pool)

While disconcerted locals were wondering about social media when they saw a meteor, the Los Angeles Police Department had to rebadure the public with a tweet.

"PSA: A meteor did not fall on downtown Los Angeles and no, it's not an alien invasion, but a shoot. It's Tinseltown after all, "said the LAPD.

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