About this episode
Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss five explanations for mysterious star-like flashes observed before the launch of the first satellite.
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
- astronomy
- satellite history
- pre-Sputnik
- star-like flashes
Keywords
- pre-Sputnik
- transients
- UFO nights
- sky-survey plates
- explanations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: StarQuest Media
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