I have heard about this. That sounds to me like TLP-Transient Lunar Phenomena. Jesse Michels interviewed a lady who is an astronomer and she talks about this phenomenon. I will link a video and also chapters of the video so You can watch it if you want to.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
04:15 What is a “transient”? Explained
06:08 July 1952 — the Washington D.C. UFO flap
07:39 How astronomers used photographic plates
09:27 Testing the Earth’s shadow theory
11:52 Real reflections, not plate defects
13:10 Flat, mirror-like objects orbiting Earth
14:33 Harvard’s Donald Menzel destroys UFO evidence
15:18 National security state controls observatories
16:41 The global UFO–nuclear connection
17:45 American Alchemy sponsor break (Shopify)
20:09 105,000 transients and “uncorrelated targets”
22:22 NASA, Space Force, and classified UFO tracking
24:43 The 1953 “Mini Moon” discovery
26:54 La Paz, Tombaugh, and the mysterious satellites
28:58 Metallic, luminous objects — pre-Sputnik UFO data
29:36 Intelligent plate defects debunk
30:29 The scientific method vs taboo subjects
31:56 Why UFOs must be a valid scientific hypothesis
33:48 Enter Dr. Stephen Bruhl from Vanderbilt
34:15 Nuclear detonations, UFOs, and transients triangle
36:19 Statistical methods, 2,700 days analyzed
38:10 68% increase in transients post-nuclear test
39:49 Global test sites and patterns across nations
41:54 Reflective objects appear within 24 hours of nukes
43:33 Error checks, AI validation, and real signal
45:00 Triangular correlation: nukes, UAP, and transients
47:06 Activity drop after 1956 — “they left?”
48:53 Plasma life hypothesis and open questions
50:03 107,000 total transients analyzed
51:19 Cross-verifying observatories and global data
52:40 Debunking cosmic ray and plate defect excuses
54:05 SETI origins and Project Ozma
55:19 The Bracewell probe concept
56:49 Alien communication through radio reflections
57:23 Contact and Hitler’s broadcast echo
58:27 Lagrange points — alien probe parking zones
59:41 Long Delay Echoes — mysterious radio returns
01:00:41 LDEs match Lagrange point distances
01:01:49 Peer review challenges and referee feedback
01:03:49 Fear, pressure, and going public early
01:04:45 Aerospace interest vs academic denial
01:06:29 Betrayal and courage under pressure
01:07:30 Kuhn, Galileo, and politics of discovery
01:09:24 Jacques Vallée’s 1961 retrograde object
01:11:46 Brightness, destruction, and data erasure
01:13:04 Are we surrounded by alien satellites?
01:14:57 The world’s readiness for disclosure
01:16:57 “We are not alone — we have company.”
01:18:58 The future of scientific UAP study
01:19:48 Pale Blue Dot reimagined — who’s watching us?
01:21:01 Closing thoughts, gratitude, and Substack invite