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What have I just seen in the sky?

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HaveYouHadYourBreak · 28/06/2026 16:32

Not great photos. I didn't get my phone in time to get the v formation but did get one of one that stopped moving for a little bit.

About 20 small white dots went accross the sky just now. They were in a V formation like geese but way too high for geese. They flew one way then sharply changed by 90 degrees apart from 2 which stayed in the same place for a little bit and then followed the others. They must have been going at some speed.

Nothing on flight radar (although I know not everything shows). No noise. No vapor trails.

We do get jets over but these didn't look or sound or move like that. We are also on the flight path for a small commercial airport but the planes are always much lower than whatever these were.

I thought maybe helium balloons but they were really high and like I said there were about 20 of them. If they were somehow all attached and being blown about (there isn't even a breeze on the ground but I know that it can get windy up there) why would 2 just freeze when the others moved?

What have I just seen in the sky?
What have I just seen in the sky?
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plims · 28/06/2026 16:57

OriginalSkang · 28/06/2026 16:55

Gotta be aliens then tbh

I think this is what the OP is hinting at. But of course it’s not Aliens.

OriginalSkang · 28/06/2026 16:55

Gotta be aliens then tbh

MrsShawnHatosy · 28/06/2026 16:53

HaveYouHadYourBreak · 28/06/2026 16:51

I didnt know that. That's mad! What business have they got being that high! 🤣 Off to google although do they have the ability to change direction so sharply?

They do it to avoid obstacles or catch favourable winds.

HaveYouHadYourBreak · 28/06/2026 16:53

Arlanymor · 28/06/2026 16:50

Military aircraft - as you say, not all appear on flight radar. Flying in a vic formation and banking to complete a coordinated turn. Lots of airshows coming up over summer...

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I think most likely but I've never seen anything like that. We have a few military bases by us and are used to getting all sorts flying over. Generally noisily!

It was literally a sudden 90 degree turn although I appreciate that it might just be that it looked that way because of how far away they were. And 2 just stopped moving altogether for maybe a minute max.

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DecisiveAction · 28/06/2026 16:51

Military or extraterrestrial.

HaveYouHadYourBreak · 28/06/2026 16:51

MrsShawnHatosy · 28/06/2026 16:46

Swans? They normally cruise at 2,000 to 8,000 feet,but can go as high as 27,000 feet.

I didnt know that. That's mad! What business have they got being that high! 🤣 Off to google although do they have the ability to change direction so sharply?

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Arlanymor · 28/06/2026 16:50

Military aircraft - as you say, not all appear on flight radar. Flying in a vic formation and banking to complete a coordinated turn. Lots of airshows coming up over summer...

HaveYouHadYourBreak · 28/06/2026 16:49

SerendipityJane · 28/06/2026 16:42

Drones ?

Too high. I did wonder that so googled and found out that people race them so it isn't inconceivable there would be 20 all tightly together but it was too high.

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HaveYouHadYourBreak · 28/06/2026 16:47

Mumwithagreenhouse · 28/06/2026 16:44

That’s Starlink’s satellites. You’ll see them at night going across in one long line

I dont think so. They were in a V shape but not equally spaced and like I said, banked sharply.

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HaveYouHadYourBreak · 28/06/2026 16:47

Stegosaur · 28/06/2026 16:41

Geese can fly up to around 10,000 feet, even in normal circumstances (ie not crossing mountains). Do you think they were higher than that?

I think so. I've just googled what else flies at that height and I'd say it was higher than 10,000. I'm not saying they don't but I've also never seen geese bank that quickly or appear to stay still.

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MrsShawnHatosy · 28/06/2026 16:46

Swans? They normally cruise at 2,000 to 8,000 feet,but can go as high as 27,000 feet.

Mumwithagreenhouse · 28/06/2026 16:44

That’s Starlink’s satellites. You’ll see them at night going across in one long line

SerendipityJane · 28/06/2026 16:42

Drones ?

Stegosaur · 28/06/2026 16:41

Geese can fly up to around 10,000 feet, even in normal circumstances (ie not crossing mountains). Do you think they were higher than that?

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