NUFORC Sighting 177344

Occurred: 2023-08-06 01:48 Local
Reported: 2023-08-06 19:50 Pacific
Duration: 8 Minutes
No of observers: 0

Location: Wilmington, NC, USA
Location details: Coastal Region, well lit area (street lights)

Shape: Fireball
Explanation: Starlink - Possible
Characteristics: Lights on object, Left a trail

9 Fireballs/Lights Seen to the Northeast of Wilmington NC

Just before 2am on 8/6/2023 I spotted 9 objects in the sky to the Northeast of Wilmington NC. I first spotted two objects, one trailing the other from West to East. The speed of the objects made me think they may have been some types of Satellites as their speed matched other known Satellites and the ISS track speeds.

The appearance seemed to suggest one of two things, either sunlight reflection off of a Satellite solar panel or the emission of thruster gases. The objects were moving too slow to be Meteors. Upon checking my security camera playback, I noticed that there were multiple objects traveling in the same general direction (West to East) that I had not seen before or after the two objects I saw with my own eyes. Some of those objects were traveling across the path of the previous objects (going South to North). They were in the same general location in the sky looking Northeast from my location.

I have previously seen multiple similar events over the last year and made an attempt to validate these objects with known Satellites but no data matched the events. The brief flash of light on these objects had a fade-in/out effect and an average duration of 5 to 7 seconds. They never maneuvered, moved only in a straight line. I have also seen these object events towards the North-West direction and some have recorded seeing these types of events off the coast (over the ocean) in broad daylight over the last several months. The objects emitted no sounds or sonic booms. Am unable to upload the event video due to the file size. Here is a link to my video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFEnJToRlBQ

Posted 2023-09-10