So I saw something weird in the sky today

Red Squirrel

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Pretty decent northern lights show, even beams going all the way up to the upper sky. Always surreal to see.

But among that, saw the weirdest thing, wondering if anyone might know what it was. Basically it was something moving in the sky in a rather straight line, like a satellite would, but it was a bit more yellowish and more feint, behind it, there was a bunch of bright flashes that were sparkling. It made kind of a triangle shape. I was thinking maybe something that broke through the atmosphere, but it was too sparkly for that, and staying as a group and not separating.

It lasted maybe a minute or so until it went to the horizon. Anyone ever see anything like it or know what it could be? I'm kind of curious. Was rather surreal to see. Everyone else with me saw it too.

This sounds too much like a UFO conspiracy, but I'm genuinely curious what something like that could be. I just thought it was planes at first, but that many in one area seems way abnormal, and could not hear anything. The flashes were only white. It was almost like those sparkler fireworks, but not quite as bright.
 

Red Squirrel

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Definitely not a weather balloon. I almost wonder if something in space broke up, something shiny/metallic and the pieces were reflecting sun as they spin around. But I imagine it would be on the news by now, it would have to be a pretty big satellite or something.
 

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report it to MUFON.

i used to have a hot tub outside, i live in the country so there is not much light pollution. ive seen many many satellites and easy to spot. how ever ive seen shit in orbit look like satellites until they made a 90 degree turn and just keep going.