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    Thumbs Up Lights in the ENE sky this morning

    I first want to say I am not a conspiracy guy. Or someone who is going to say that I believe in alians (from outer space). I try to look at everything with common sense. But this morning I was stumped.

    I woke up at 4 and started my day. Hit the coffee pot, then go out to the workshop. On the way I happen to see a bright star on the horizon. It was moving. I watched this light get brighter as it move down towards the treeline. Then it disappeared. I thought it was possibly a plane. Before loosing interest I spotted another dim light moving in the same path, but a lot higher in the sky. Then I noted many items following the same path. Starting at the same point, and moving down and to the right. All would start dim Then get as bright as the brightest star in the sky. They moved the speed of satellites. And we saw an occasional flash and that one would be gone. This went on for 1.5 hrs. I called multiple friends, I even went as far as to wake up my wife. I definitely feel like it was not a typical airplane. I saw 60 or so in the 1.5 hrs. No flashing lights. Most went from the same place in the sky, towards the same point on the horizon. My opinion they were in the upper atmosphere. But moving the speed of a satellite. They were all going same speed. But definitely not falling stars.
    Been watching skies for 60 yrs and never seen anything like this.
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    Star link satellites?

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    Starlink Satellite chain most likely. They are really cool when you see them. I've seen them up here in Canada but none that long. Haven't witnessed any in a bit though.
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    Definitely star link train. I've seen them 3 times now. First time I saw them I was sure it was aliens and my kids laughed at me.

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    Neat things to see. Down load the flight tracker APP. It tracks air planes if any dought check out what’s flying around you. Some private jets or small planes may not appear on the radar screen. Theres also a starlink app which show where it’s at in the world.

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    It will be interesting when we know what they really are for. Possible by the end of this year.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigFishSteve View Post
    It will be interesting when we know what they really are for. Possible by the end of this year.
    gov't has a really big investment in space x system
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    ….really for…
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    Have never seen them here in WV. But I ain’t out much in the dark. Or at 4 am.

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    If it were Starlink satellites then they were burning into the atmosphere. They were separated by 3 to 5 minutes sometimes. Most were going on one direction. But we saw some going almost horizontal from right to left. And from left to right. Thanks for the input. I almost started building a tin foil hat
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    I watched the space station go overhead last year and a few years ago a really big meteor cross the night sky burning up. Other than that I have not seen chit and hope to keep it that way!

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    When a swarm of starlink sats is released, they are very close together. They gradually spread far apart.

    I saw a close swarm a couple years ago. I COULDN'T GET MY CAMERA TO FOCUS ON THEM, and never got a shot. :(

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    there was a launch and release of more satellites a day or two ago also
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