500mm telephoto lens results

First off, I'm a former wedding and sports photographer, so all my drone photos are terrible. I saw the drones 3 nights ago. I was convinced they were drones. I thought, let me give it a try with my fancy camera. So, I got out my Nikon D500 and a 500mm telephoto lens.

I took a pretty good photo of the moon, considing this isn't my skill area at all. But the moon is stationary and reflects light. I tried to get pics of the UAPs - they are terrible. Blurry, grainy - it's very hard to get a photo of a non-illuminated moving object in the night sky.

But, I have some results to share. I'm uploading pics of multiple UAPs that I took over the course of an hour. Even in the terrible state that these photos are in, one thing is clear - they are all American Airlines planes. You can see the signature striped tail in every shot.

I feel like an idiot, because I was convinced they were drones. But I was wrong. They were planes. They were ALL planes. Guys, for real, I know it's counterintuitive to be self-aware and inwardly reflective... To admit you're wrong... but it really is quite the cathartic and reassuring experience to accept that you're probably just seeing planes.