Yes, I’ve thought of that. But there are problems. The object was reported to be moving northwest. Which is not possible for the Starlinks – (and pretty much any satellite). This satellite train was initially reported to be 5 to 8 degrees in apparent length and they were magnitude +4 to +5; but have been maneuvering and are now more spread out and dimmer. Pretty dim now. Might have been just a segment of the line.
No reported fireballs meet the bill. There was a pretty good display of re-entering space junk over Florida ... Read even more