Footage has been shared over social media of what seems to be a trail of lights that can be spotted moving from east to west without making a sound.

UFO (illustrative). (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
UFO (illustrative). (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

 

Several mysterious lights, which could possibly be considered UFOs (unidentified flying objects), have been spotted in locations throughout Israel’s North on Saturday night, specifically in the Golan Heights and Nahariya. Their origin has yet to be officially confirmed, but it is likely SpaceX Starlink satellites, Israeli media reported.

Footage has been shared over social media of what seems to be a trail of lights that can be spotted moving from east to west without making a sound.

“We’ve never seen anything like this in our lives. It looked like a chain of lights and moved relatively slowly,” one Nahariya resident told Walla, adding that it disappeared after they were watching it for around 15-30 seconds.

While police claim to not have received any reports or information on the subject, the IDF is aware, Israeli media reported, though an explanation for what the lights are is currently unavailable and is under investigation.

These lights were also spotted elsewhere in the eastern Mediterranean region, specifically around Lebanon, Greece and Turkey.

SpaceX Starlink satellites?

Several sources have indicated that these lights may be Starlink satellites.

These satellites, made by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, are able to provide high speed Internet and have seen increasing popularity across the world.

SpaceX hasn’t commented on this particular incident yet. However, they did launch a Starlink satellite via a Falcon 9 rocket fairly recently.

This is a likely and rational explanation, and was reported as such by Israel’s public broadcaster KAN.

Israeli news outlet N12 said the possibility of the lights being from SpaceX Starlink satellites is being investigated further.

As reported by The Jerusalem Post