Reflections or UFOs? Mysterious lights spotted over Capitol Hill ignite hot debate

Reflections of light or UFO sighting?

A debate raged on social media as images of an eerie light phenomenon over Capitol Hill caused many to panic.

U.S. Air Force veteran Dennis Diggins reportedly shot the image that showed four lights positioned over the Capitol dome seemingly just feet above the Statue of Freedom at nighttime. Video and images shared on social media caused a stir, with posts on X getting community-checked by readers who said the sighting was really just a reflection of light.

“The image comes just weeks after a pair of stunning public hearings in both the US Senate and the House of Representatives, where lawmakers probed current and retired Pentagon officials over the state of intelligence on what used to be called ‘flying saucers,'” the Daily Mail reported. “The House’s hearing included a first look at a bizarre, unsettling report alleging that an illegal ‘Unacknowledged Special Access Program’ named ‘Immaculate Constellation’ had been set up to ‘detect, quarantine, and transfer’ UFO data away from public view.”

One person posting on Reddit claimed the “multiple stationary/hovering and slow moving lights” had been spotted since November 15.

“They were sighted at least on 11/15, yesterday (11/25) and today as I write this (11/26). Has anyone else seen these?” the post asked.

Researcher John Greenewald, Jr. called the phenomena “lens flares” in a post on X.

“The lights at the U.S. Capitol building have been causing ‘UFO sightings’ in the camera lens for decades & decades,” he wrote. “(Just lens flares, but interesting someone is passing them around, again, and more so interesting people are buying it. New photo, same lens flare ‘phenomenon’.)”

Chris Mellon, a Senior former Pentagon security official, told the Daily Mail that a swell of UFO sightings above Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia over 17 days was “part of a much larger pattern affecting numerous national security installations.”

“Two of the notable aspects,” he said, “are the fact our drone signal-jamming devices have proven ineffective and these craft are making no effort to remain concealed.”

“In fact, in some instances,” he added, “it is clear they want to be seen as though taunting us.”

A former paranormal investigator known as The Average Chris on X debunked the ideas, calling out UFO theories and those posting them.

“The picture is clearly a glare reflection off of the lens of the camera of the street lights below it. Same spacing, just inverted pattern,” he wrote.

But the panic – and humor – on X continued.

Frieda Powers

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