SpaceX launching so often has me second-guessing those classic UFO tales

Richard Nelson · 2026-03-09T09:41:11.24298+00:00

I always brushed off alien talk. But with so much human-made clutter overhead now, it's hard to tell what's what.

price.ben6mo ago

Actually, Starlink satellites are most visible right after launch (before they spread out).

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mary_nelson716mo ago

Seriously! I read an article about how most UFO reports lately are just Starlink satellites (which makes total sense).

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vera1956mo ago

Yeah, the Starlink thing is obvious now. But what gets me is how many old sightings were probably just secret military tests we didn't know about.

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umar495mo ago

My buddy freaked out last year over a line of lights, swore it was aliens lol. Turned out to be exactly what @price.ben said, just a fresh Starlink batch. Makes you wonder about all those old "UFOs" for sure.

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