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Geese with headlights on? String of lights spotted in night sky over Massachusetts was SpaceX Starlink satellites

Geese with headlights on? String of lights spotted in night sky over Massachusetts was SpaceX Starlink satellites
BALTIMORE. O’S WIN IT, 14 TO 8. THEY’LL MEET AGAIN TONIGHT. >> MIGRATING GEESE. >> WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS ON. [LAUGHTER] >> WHAT IS THIS? ANTOINETTE: A LOT OF WERE ASKING THE SAME QUESTION. DIANE SENT IN THIS VIDEO FROM PLYMOUTH. SEVERAL OF YOU SPOTTING A STRING OF LIGHTS IN THE SKY LAST NIGHT. IT WAS NOT GEESE WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS ON. IT WAS SPACEX STARLINK SATTELITES, WHICH HELP PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS AROUND THE WORLD. DOUG: IT COULD ALSO BE THE KIDS WATCHING SANTA MAKING A FEW PRACTICE RUNS, MAKING SURE THEY STILL WORK. CINDY: I BELIEVE THEY LAUNCHED 52 OF THES
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Geese with headlights on? String of lights spotted in night sky over Massachusetts was SpaceX Starlink satellites
A line of objects glowing in the sky over some Massachusetts towns startled some residents Monday night.Several viewers shared video of what appeared to be a string of lights flying in the night sky.“Migrating geese?" a viewer in Plymouth is heard saying in a video shared with NewsCenter 5."With their headlights on? What is this?" another person questions. Well, it wasn’t a flock of geese or aliens – it was SpaceX Starlink Satellites, which help provide internet worldwide.On Saturday, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, carrying 52 Starlink satellites to orbit. It was visible in New England.Just under nine minutes later, the Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth, touching down on the SpaceX drone ship barge in Port Canaveral.

A line of objects glowing in the sky over some Massachusetts towns startled some residents Monday night.

Several viewers shared video of what appeared to be a string of lights flying in the night sky.

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“Migrating geese?" a viewer in Plymouth is heard saying in a video shared with NewsCenter 5.

"With their headlights on? What is this?" another person questions.

Well, it wasn’t a flock of geese or aliens – it was SpaceX Starlink Satellites, which help provide internet worldwide.

On Saturday, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, carrying 52 Starlink satellites to orbit. It was visible in New England.

Just under nine minutes later, the Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth, touching down on the SpaceX drone ship barge in Port Canaveral.