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No, it's not a UFO. Here's what was flying over central Indiana.

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Posted at 7:08 AM, Apr 22, 2022
and last updated 2022-04-22 07:08:53-04

INDIANAPOLIS — Did you see some strange lights in the sky Thursday night over central Indiana?

No, it wasn't a UFO.

The line of bright objects was actually Space X's Starlink satellites.

Space X launched the satellites Thursday afternoon. It brings internet access to rural places across the globe.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites lifts off from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, April 21, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

The satellites are especially bright right now as they reach its final orbits.