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Experts back Starlink theory in unexplained pilot light sightings - MSN

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Years of pilot UFO reports may have a mundane explanation — and it reveals how our brains are wired to see mystery where there is only orbital mechanics.

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Theory Briefing

  • Investigators now believe Starlink satellites are behind years of unexplained lights reported by commercial pilots, reframing a longstanding aviation mystery.
  • The misidentification follows a classic pattern — unfamiliar stimuli in ambiguous conditions trigger the brain's agency-detection instinct, conjuring intent where none exists.
  • SpaceX's rapid Starlink expansion has quietly cluttered low Earth orbit, making satellite-sighting events statistically far more likely than even a decade ago.