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Aviators frequently report glowing orbs

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in the sky . They report one or more

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orbs that suddenly appear and disappear

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while usually moving slowly across the

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sky . Often these orbs are actually

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sunlight reflecting off of orbiting

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satellites in a dark sky . Seeing this

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phenomenon requires the perfect angles

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of sunlight , shiny surfaces of

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satellites , and clear skies for the

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viewer . As we zoom in on one of these

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satellites , we can see the sunlight

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reflecting off the bottom of the

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satellite . Then toward the

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observer . The orb is actually

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reflected sunlight to the observer .

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This phenomenon is known as satellite

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flaring . Ground observers have also

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seen this phenomenon .