About this episode

Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss various explanations for star-like flashes observed before the launch of satellites.

Thousands of star-like flashes flicker across sky-survey plates shot before any satellite existed — some clustered, some lined up, some on famous UFO nights. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli weigh five explanations for the pre-Sputnik transients. The post Pre-Sputnik Transients appeared first on StarQuest Media .

People in this episode

Host: Jimmy Akin

Guest: Dom Bettinelli

Topics covered

• UFOs
• pre-Sputnik
• sky-survey
• transients
• explanations

Keywords

• UFO nights
• star-like flashes
• sky-survey plates
• pre-Sputnik transients
• explanations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: StarQuest Media

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