| ID | #1648991072 |
| Added | Sun, 03/04/2022 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Result
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Initial data
About 25 points of light moving from west to east were noticed by an eyewitness from the town of Hansweert (Zeeland region).
He's writing:
Let 's look at the lights on the Scheldt ...In the area of the sky between the constellations of Hunting Dogs Leo and Veronica's Hair) near Denebola (Beta Leo) near the zenith, we saw about 25 lights that appeared out of nowhere (comparable in brightness to Procyon), moving at some speed to the east, increasing in brightness (like Sirius) and then going out after about 5 seconds, several formations of 2 lights were visible.
At first we thought about iridium flares, but it is impossible that you can see 25 of them in 5 minutes, and which, moreover, always moved the same course and in the same place in the sky. Strangely, when I wanted to check the time on my watch, I saw that it had stopped (Casio digital). I've never encountered such a thing. One digital clock suddenly stopped working, half an hour ago I checked my watch in the restaurant to find out what time it was.
The time from the car is recorded.
Original news
Ca 25 lichtpunten van west naar oost in het zenith
HANSWEERT, ZL — Even de lichtjes op de Schelde gaan bekijken, ...In het hemelgebied tussen de sterrenbeelden Jachthonden Leeuw en Coma Berenices) niet ver van Denebola (Beta Leonis) bijn in het zenit zagen wij uit het niets ca 25 lichten ontstaan (ter helderheid vergelijkbaar met Procyon) die zich met enige snelheid naar het oosten bewogen, daar in helderheid toenamen (vergelijkbaar met Sirius) en vervolgens uitdoofden na ca 5 seconden, er waren diverse formaties van 2 lichten te zien. Eerst dachten we aan Iridiumflares maar het is onmogelijk dat je er daar 25 van ziet in 5 minuten, en die zich dan bovendien ook steeds in dezelfde koers en op dezelfde plaats aan de hemel bewogen. Vreemd is dat toen ik de tijd wilde bekijken op mijn horloge; zag ik dat die er mee gestopt was, Casio digitaal. Nog nooit zo meegemaakt dat zo'n digitaal horloge er ineens mee stopte, een half uur daarvoor had ik nog in een restaurant op mijn horloge gekeken hoe laat het was. Genoteerde tijd is van de auto.
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.
Events
Rocket launches (from space.skyrocket.de)
- Site: Onenui Station, Mahia, Wairoa, North Island (New Zealand) Vehicle: Electron KS Payload: BlackSky 16 (BlackSky Global 18) BlackSky 17 (BlackSky Global 20)
Investigation
According to the website findstarlink.com:
Timings with average visibility
9:39 pm, 2 Apr 2022
Starlink-G4-10, DIM (2.1) for 5 mins
Look from WEST to EAST (details)
Elevation (from horizon): start: 10°, max: 87°, end: 32°9:50 pm, 2 Apr 2022
Starlink-G4-12 (new), DIM (2.1) for 5 mins
Look from SOUTHWEST to EAST (details)
Elevation (from horizon): start: 10°, max: 63°, end: 39°
So it could be Starlink-G4-12.
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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