Did you see a string of lights in the sky? It was probably Space X's 'Starlink' satellites

Some people in the Treasure Valley have reported seeing a string of bright lights in the sky Friday night.

A Middleton man, Ryal Bird, sent CBS 2 a picture of these lights.

" I saw between 10-12 white illuminated objects moving from an SW to NE direction in the sky last night. They appeared to be coming from ground-level, reaching several thousand feet into the air. They were fairly slow-moving and faded-out seconds after first appearing on the horizon. They looked similar to flares but were slower, bright white, and all following the same path, forming a perfect line in the sky. They were spaced about a second apart from one another," Bird said.

Idaho isn't the only state to experience this. Multiple reports across the country indicate the lights were reflections of a string of broadband satellites.

The satellites were launched into low orbit by SpaceX as part of the Starlink Internet Satellite Constellation System.

Starlink will ultimately include thousands of satellites in Earth's orbit. The satellites are intended to help provide internet service to rural areas.

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