Triangle of Orbs filmed by Chris Bledsoe on Easter Sunday

[jarlrmai]

Have you seen that Chris Bledsoe vid that's also on Reddit?


Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1bw4fk0/triangle_of_orbs_filmed_by_chris_bledsoe_on/

 

[jarlrmai]

Of course there's not real location or time given, but there's probably recognisable stars and I found this is in the comments

 

[flarkey]

Of course there's not real location or time given, but there's probably recognisable stars and I found this is in the comments

Astrometry.net identified the stars in about 30seconds. (it is one of my favourite tools!)

https://nova.astrometry.net/user_images/9767271#annotated

Notes to mods - this is threadcreep! Maybe we should move these posts to another thread?

 

[jarlrmai]

I thought I saw Ursa Major in there which made me think Starlink could be possible.

 

[flarkey]

I thought I saw Ursa Major in there which made me think Starlink could be possible.

Although starlink flares have been reported to be seen in Ursa Major/Big Dipper/Plough , this has tended to be in the August & September when the constellation is near the northern horizon around midnight and the sun is in that direction.


https://theskylive.com/planetarium?...1.00299218255723|dec|32.90631191053392|fov|74

 

[jarlrmai]

Reddit user Allison1228 posted some convincing analysis that the Bledsoe video is a Yaogan satellite trio (Yaogan 31-G, Yaogan 31-H, and Yaogan 31-J)


Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1bwkz5g/chris_bledsoes_easter_sunday_triangle_of_orbs/

If I have the TLEs for this can I add them to Sitrec?

 

[Mick West]

If I have the TLEs for this can I add them to Sitrec?

Yes, you should be able to just drag them in (to the NightSky sitch), then set the date/time and location. You should then be able to create a permalink.

 

[Mick West]

https://www.metabunk.org/sitrec/?cu...Beldsoe Easter Sunday Trio/20250526_220552.js

Perfect match!

I'm not sure why YAOGAN-31 H isn't showing up, but you can see where it is by the label. I think it's probably JUST being calculated as in the shadow, you can see them all fading out. So I probably need to add a little more slack there.

 

[Mick West]

The Permalink is not working perfectly, as it's trying to do things with satellites before they have been loaded. I'll fix it. This might be related to an issue @flarkey was having.

 

[Mendel]

I'm not sure why YAOGAN-31 H isn't showing up, but you can see where it is by the label. I think it's probably JUST being calculated as in the shadow, you can see them all fading out. So I probably need to add a little more slack there.

add some refraction?

 

[Mick West]

Fixed! And added a stabilized video which lets you see it a bit clearer
https://www.metabunk.org/sitrec/?custom=https://sitrec.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/1/Beldsoe Easter Sunday Trio/20250526_231705.js