Suspected
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 18, 2026
Detected at
03:08 PM PST
February 18, 2026 (23:08 UTC)
Estimated Intensity
Strong (6/10)
A traffic spike was detected near San Luis Obispo on the afternoon of February 18, about 5 hours after a separate detection in nearby Santa Maria the same day. The scheduled Starlink 17-25 Vandenberg launch had been scrubbed for weather. As with the Santa Maria detection, military aircraft are the most likely explanation.
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