LITTLE People, Big World couple Audrey and Jeremy Roloff had a close encounter with a UFO.
Or did they?
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Over the weekend, Audrey and Jeremy snuggled outdoors in a comfy hammock, enjoying the cool night sky.
That’s when, according to Audrey, the two noticed something strange in the sky.
“We just had an encounter with aliens,” Audrey, 31, shared on her Instagram stories, before double-checking with Jeremy, 32, that he “got the video.”
Indeed he did.
The following story was a video of what looked to be a straight row of twinkling lights in the sky.
The puzzling items were clearly not pieces of a comet nor meteor nor any other space debris.
The reality stars were baffled.
“What is that? Is that a rocket?” Audrey could be heard on tape asking, as Jeremy replied: “Hold on, I don’t know.”
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Moments later, he added: “Audrey, I’m not kidding, this is the weirdest thing.”
The strange string of lights continued to move, and then suddenly disappeared.
Only later did the duo learn the truth: Those weren’t aliens.
STAR TREKKING
In actuality, what they saw was a bank of Starlink satellites launched by Elon Musk‘s SpaceX company, and designed to provide widespread satellite internet access for those who have trouble connecting to the web.
The satellites are usually way up in outer space, and not able to be seen.
However, this batch was just launched Friday, and had yet to reach their final destination.
Thus, they were visible at night – especially in Oregon, where the Roloff’s have just moved into a new house.
The Starlink satellites will eventually grow dimmer as they move into higher orbits and provide high-speed internet to remote areas on the planet.
Audrey explained the truth was out there in a follow-up post.
“Sorry to let y’all down, but it wasn’t a UFO,” she confessed, sharing a link to a video about the satellites.
“Sounds like it’s still really rare to see them since they haven’t launched that many, and they only started in 2020.”
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