MIAMI VALLEY — Several viewers called into the WHIO newsroom, wondering what was causing the strange lights spotted across the Miami Valley Wednesday night.
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The lights are not a sign of alien life but rather from a Starlink Satellite.
The satellites can appear as a string of pearls or a“train” of bright lights moving across the night sky.
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SpaceX launched its first Starlink of 2026 on Jan. 4.
They orbit at an altitude of 342 miles above Earth, according to space.com.
The main goal is to provide low-cost internet to areas that are unable to access it.
You can track the satellites’ path here.
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