30 circular lights or orbs floating across the sky

Went outside to get ready to meditate. Directly above my head moving west to east were about 30 circular orbs or lights. They were all following each other but were very far apart in distance. Not like the starlink. It lasted so long that I was able to go inside and get my two teenage boys, who then, also witnessed. The lights looked as if they were heading up and as each one reached the center part of the sky above us, they disappeared. One by one. They were big and very visible. Approximately 30 or more. They were extremely far apart when I used my binoculars to focus on them. Nobody else in my area seen them so far...and my son could not get a recording. They didn't show up on his phone. I've seen the starlink. This was way different. Shortly after, helicopters began to show up in the area.