📊 Analysis

Explained: Starlink trains — an analysis

What 5 reports of explained: starlink trains have in common: when and where they are seen, shapes, colours, how long they last and what the sky shows — compared with all UFO sightings.

5 sightings🎥 3 with video5 in the last 12 months🗓️ 2026–2026

What stands out

  • The busiest hour is 7 pm.
  • The busiest year so far is 2026, with 5 reports.
  • 40% come from Italy.
  • The most-reported shape is cylinder (1).

When

Sightings per year
20262026
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Sightings per yearSightings
20265
Last 24 months
Dec 2024Nov 2026
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Last 24 monthsSightings
Dec 20240
Jan 20250
Feb 20250
Mar 20250
Apr 20250
May 20250
Jun 20250
Jul 20250
Aug 20250
Sep 20250
Oct 20250
Nov 20250
Dec 20250
Jan 20260
Feb 20260
Mar 20260
Apr 20260
May 20260
Jun 20260
Jul 20260
Aug 20263
Sep 20261
Oct 20261
Nov 20260
Time of day local time
12 am11 pm
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Time of daySightings
12 am0
1 am0
2 am0
3 am0
4 am0
5 am0
6 am0
7 am0
8 am0
9 am0
10 am0
11 am0
12 pm0
1 pm0
2 pm0
3 pm0
4 pm0
5 pm0
6 pm0
7 pm1
8 pm0
9 pm1
10 pm0
11 pm0
Month of the year
AugOct
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Month of the yearSightings
Aug3
Sep1
Oct1

Where

Countries
US states
Top towns and cities
  • Springfield, Missouri1
  • Xiaoshan, China1

What people saw

Shapes
Colours
  • Silver1
What the Sky match found
  • Starlink train4
  • Starlink train (possible)1

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Counted from the sightings on this site, as reported — shapes, times and places are what witnesses said. Updated hourly.

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