What is this object in the sky we observed while eating lunch

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Seen passing through the sky while eating lunch. Too big to be a balloon in our opinion. It appears to be rotating or fluttering

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Thorry@feddit.org · 23 pts · 74d (1 reply)

I think it's one of those metalized plastic helium balloons. One with a tail, floating away on the wind. The sun reflecting off it makes it seem larger than it is. And being in de sky makes it hard to get a perspective on the size. It's probably closer than you'd think.

Cort@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 74d

Yep mylar balloon

Horta@discuss.tchncs.de · 14 pts · 74d

I've seen something like that, believe or not, when at a music festival a small unattended tent that was not properly staked down got caught in the wind and a thermal updraft and went way up in the skt to be blown about. Had I not seen it with my own eyes I would have never believed it was possible.

lath@piefed.social · 7 pts · 74d

Bird drone. It forgot its feathers.

MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 74d

You didn't see anything.

NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 74d

Swamp gas.

patchedsoul@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 74d

Was cruising over metro Detroit. was too consistent to be a tent (I've seen some funny video's of those)

LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 74d (4 replies)

Maybe a lower orbit satellite flare?

Edit:

You can take a look here for some satellite trackers. Not sure which one is good enough.

Edit 2: as others pointed out, its very unlikely to be a satellite

CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 74d (1 reply)

Doesn't it float in front of the clouds?

LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 73d

I think you are right. Or maybe its a very low flying satellite in front of very high clouds ಠ‿ಠ

ryannathans@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 73d (1 reply)

Way too low

LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 73d

Totally agree. I will edit my post