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Correlations of Starlink Satellite Flaring with UAP Observations

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The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office issued this information paper in December 2024 on how sunlight reflecting off Starlink and other Low Earth Orbit satellites can be mistaken for UAP. It explains the difference between diffuse and specular reflection, Starlink trains, and flares, and it gives a step-by-step method for predicting flare windows. The method is shown with AARO photographs taken near Sidney, Nebraska, and applied to a 2022 airline pilot report near Gallup, New Mexico. AARO concluded that the lights in that report were very likely satellite flares.

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  • p. 1 All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) 1 An AARO Information Paper Correlations of Starlink1 Satellite Flaring…
  • p. 3 …Satellite Flares and Satellite Trains Figure 4 shows a Starlink satellite in its operational configuration. Starlink…
  • p. 4 …Figure 5 below provides examples of each flare scenario. Figure 4: Rendering of Starlink satellite noting…
  • p. 5 …Estimating When and Where to See Starlink Flares The location and appearance of these flares is…
  • p. 6 …Image of Starlink flare taken by AARO personnel before sunrise on March 11, 2024 near Sidney…
  • p. 7 …point in the sky to potentially see flares. These geometries are shown in Figure 9. The…
  • p. 8 …In other words, the satellite and resultant flare are directly at the horizon. Realistically, no surface…
  • p. 9 …ε is the angle above the horizon to the position of the satellite and potential flare…
  • p. 10 …Example template for recording estimated azimuth and times for Starlink flare windows. Observation Site Latitude NOTES…
  • p. 11 …Note that the azimuth to the Starlink flares falls within the predicted angles in Table 2…
  • p. 12 …Note that the azimuth to the Starlink flares falls within the predicted angles in Table 2…
  • p. 14 …Use Figure 10 above to estimate the elevation look angle at which Starlink flares should have…
  • p. 15 …The following procedure will determine if the reported lights could be Starlink flares. Table 3: Example…
  • p. 16 …The red satellites are estimated to be flaring per this website. The red arrows were added…
  • p. 17 …short-lived flashes of light called “satellite flares.” Diffuse reflection from dozens of satellites launched in…
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Table 2: Example table completed for the scenario described above.
Observation Site Latitude 41.0064°
NOTES:
Sidney, NE Longitude -103.1260°
After sunset Before sunrise
Date Time (L) Sun
Altitude
Azimuth Look
Angle
Date Time (L) Sun
Altitude
Azimuth Look
Angle
03/10/24 10:22PM -38° 305.2° 10° 03/11/24 2:44AM -46° 38.1° 0°
11:20PM -46° 321.6° 0° 3:43AM -38° 54.7° 10°
Measured Values of Satellite Flare Measured Values of Satellite Flare
Date Time (L) Flare
Azimuth
Flare
Elevation
Date Time (L) Flare
Azimuth
Flare
Elevation
03/10/24 10:38PM 309.6° 3.2° 03/11/24 3:13AM 47.4° 3.7°
Figure 12: Images taken by AARO personnel near Sidney, NE after sunset on March 10, 2024.
Note that the azimuth to the Starlink flares falls within the predicted angles in Table 2 at the time
of image capture. Camera settings: [7].

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