flarkey

There are two separate pieces of footage on the tape. One shows a bright dot, has a clear radar return and presumably accurate range, and the other is just an insect, possibly a hornet. The second piece of footage starts at Frame 5035. The...

It would only rule out an insect if the range data is correct. The range data could be giving the range to whatever is behind the small object, such as a distant hill. @john.phil 's attachment Full.csv looks like the following graphs when...

This is a good segment @john.phil , very interesting. - I hadn't noticed this before but it does look very like an insect in that part of the video. The question then is - could an insect close to the camera & zoomed in look like it does in the...

A nice image and article about how to see starlink flares... https://catchingtime.com/starlink-satellite-swarm-from-37n-latitude/ This image is particularly interesting, showing the western 'dusk' flares and eastern 'dawn' flares...

As an airline pilot I can tell you it was pretty confusing the first time I spotted these. I was sure it was an aircraft or several aircraft in a circular holding patten by the periodic appearance of the "lights". Later when flying with other...

Videos and photos of some striking spiralling contrails have been causing a stir on social media in April 2024: Source: https://twitter.com/Humanbydesign3/status/1783377660229341504 https://www.instagram.com/reels/C6Jr1UOICVr/ The first...

Possibly, depending on timing and spacing and such. But seeing planes flying in and out of clouds is not something new, the Starlink system is. A recognized object (a plane) comes with at least a roughly known set of capabilities, an...

Not too mention they already learned that 'Starlink' is those long line of lights.

I think that it is difficult to describe the motion of the Starlink flares using only words. It is difficult for everyone including pilots. I also think that as they are used to seeing moving lights in the sky that usually turn out to be planes...

Another Reddit post from and Airline pilot, unfortunately no date or time to check, but they bear all the hallmarks of the usual flaring satellites Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1cakt3z/possible_sighting/ Edit - slightly...

Probably this one.... https://fireball.imo.net/members/imo_view/event/2024/1982 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4cee8MN0FM

If it's that Globalstar star mentioned before then it might well have been too faint in between flashes. Seems like the faintest star I can make out in the video are around +6 in magnitude, that's brighter than the brightest the sat was predicted...

This looks very much like a flashing satellite to me, rather than the strobe light of an aircraft. I think @GMassey 's methodology above is sound - I'd probably do something similar. How accurate was the time? If we have the exact date & time...

Looks like it's a satellite, specifically Globalstar M36 (NORAD 25623). Methodology: - Identified the stars - Picked a reference star -- Hipparcos 29263 is the one next to the flashes at about 0:07 and 0:16 in the video -- and calculated its...

@flarkey you should put "(skydivers in Perris CA)" in the title and put the sky diver proof in the OP way up at the top. So readers don't have to battle to find the answer.