| ID | #1660229341 |
| Added | Thu, 11/08/2022 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Result
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| Resume |
Initial data
A number of glowing objects were seen over the city of Lekkerkerk (South Holland region).
An eyewitness reports:
A number of elongated objects moved from the southwest to the northeast.
Constant speed without sound.
The most likely explanation, as the source site writes ufomeldpunt.nl , starlink satellites:
On August 9, the next launch of a cluster of 52 Starlink satellites took place. Read more here: https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl4-26/
Original news
Rij lichtgevende objecten
LEKKERKERK, ZH — Rij met langwerpige objecten trok vanuit het zuidwesten naar het noordoosten.
Constante snelheid geen geluid.
Meest waarschijnlijke verklaring
Starlink satellieten
9 augustus is er weer een lancering geweest van een cluster van 52 Starlink satellieten. Hier meer informatie: https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl4-26/
Hypotheses
Satellite
Ordinary satellites, which often look like single, not very bright luminous dots moving smoothly in the night sky, are quite often mistaken for UFOs. After the Starlink satellites (near-Earth satellite systems developed by SpaceX, in order to create a cheap and high-performance satellite Internet communication channel and technical transmitters for receiving and transmitting signals from earth and orbit) were launched, it became possible to observe groups of satellites (up to 60 pieces) flying one after another.
Investigation
According to the website findstarlink.com:
(past) 4:38 am, 11 Aug 2022
Starlink-53 (G4-26) (new), BRIGHT (1.8) for 2 mins
Look from SOUTH to SOUTHEAST (details)
Elevation (from horizon): start: 45°, max: 45°, end: 10°
Which confirms the specified version.
Resume
Satellite
Ordinary satellites, which often look like single, not very bright luminous dots moving smoothly in the night sky, are quite often mistaken for UFOs. After the Starlink satellites (near-Earth satellite systems developed by SpaceX, in order to create a cheap and high-performance satellite Internet communication channel and technical transmitters for receiving and transmitting signals from earth and orbit) were launched, it became possible to observe groups of satellites (up to 60 pieces) flying one after another.
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