NUFORC Sighting 178001

Occurred: 2023-09-02 20:45 Local
Reported: 2023-09-02 18:19 Pacific
Duration: 5-7 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: New Rochelle, NY, USA

Shape: Light
Explanation: Starlink - Possible
Characteristics: Lights on object

Small, singular orange lights appearing out of nowhere in sky, one after another, flying close together at points. 10+ in total.

I often see airplanes in the sky out my window (close to major NYC airports), and I know what they look like. I was in bed looking out my window tonight when I noticed 3-4 small orange lights spanning the sky. I initially thought it was just airplanes in formation, but they kept coming from the lefthand side of my window (some from high up, some from lower), much closer in succession than airplanes should be. At one point, two even appeared to merge (or get close to it). I have lived here for a while and never seen anything like this. I took a video in which at least two actual airplanes are captured amongst these lights, and they stand in stark contrast. There is more than one blinking light, I can see the shape of the airplane silhouetted, and they follow a clear, straight, predictable path. These lights kept appearing for at least five or more minutes, gradually either blinking out or going too far away to see, and then stopped coming as quickly as they appeared. So strange!

Posted 2023-09-10