Last night from our backyard we observed several orb-like objects in the sky moving unpredictably and occasionally flaring or brightening. They would fade in and out of visibility. I’ve compiled the most exiting moments here, though the full video was about 5 minutes long and showed many smaller and harder to see objects moving around the sky. At one point an airplane passed by and was clearly distinguishable from the other objects. This was going on for like 30 minutes and we called it because it was cold out! What did we see?!
Time: January 20th, 2026, approximately 8:30PM
Location: Portland, Oregon, U.S.
by emmy5R
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I’m just trying to fulfill the obligations for posting here and I need a submission statement. Happy to answer any questions. This was pretty cool to see and maybe someone has a logical explanation of what we saw. Let me know what you think!
Satellite flares. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare It’s easier to see them fade in/out when sped up. https://imgur.com/REaaeUG
Usually when looking West a little after sunset. Or East a little before sunrise
Sped up 10x: https://imgur.com/ZvwQcx3