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Sep 23, 2023

String of bright lights in Kentucky likely SpaceX

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There was a string of bright lights in Kentucky skies Sunday night, but what was it?

WLKY received a video of a string of lights soaring through the sky was captured in Washington County, Kentucky. That's just east of Bardstown.

Watch the lights in the player above.

The lights were spotted during the Super Bowl, sometime around 7-8 p.m.

While odd looking, they were most likely SpaceX lights.

Just the day before, SpaceX's Twitter announced that the company launched 55 Starlink satellites.

Falcon 9 launches 55 Starlink satellites to orbit pic.twitter.com/kASyhCqrko

The Starlink satellites are part of SpaceX's low orbit constellation that operates to provide high-speed broadband internet to users.

Lights just like these have been observed many times before and in may parts of the country.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ky. — Watch the lights in the player above.
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