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No, those strange lights seen over Bay Area aren't UFOs. Here's what experts say is going on
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early this month.Craig Bailey/Florida TodayShow MoreShow Less
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off on a mission carrying Starlink satellites at Cape Canaveral last month.Malcolm Denemark/Florida TodayShow MoreShow Less
Some Bay Area residents were startled Saturday evening to see a mysterious row of bright lights gliding across the sky.
But they were not UFO sightings. Rather, it seems most likely they were a chain of Starlink satellites, part of a program being developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company to provide high-speed internet access to people living in remote areas.