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.
Mysterious lights over Capitol Hill sparks fears of UFOs in Washington DC – NY Post pic.twitter.com/lvZCOj43eg
— AlexandruC4 (@AlexandruC4) November 28, 2024
“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’.)”
The lights at the U.S. Capitol building have been causing “UFO sightings” in the camera lens for decades & decades.
(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’.) https://t.co/nhm2pxvawf pic.twitter.com/WGrTS543mY
— John Greenewald, Jr. (@blackvaultcom) November 27, 2024
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.
Hey. You’ve made it this far. The above image is actually a picture of lens flares, not UFOs. I posted this to prove a point: pictures like this that are going viral are being misidentified as UFOs when they’re actually lens flares from lights within the pictire. pic.twitter.com/Qrd9pRghaR
— The Average Chris (@AeroTech_Space) November 29, 2024
But the panic – and humor – on X continued.
Increased sightings because the world stands on the brink of WW3? Perhaps these are time traveling beings here to watch it play out in real time.
— @EntropyX (@noquantity406) November 27, 2024
Aliens are visiting earth now that Trump won. They knew Kamala couldn’t handle them.
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) November 29, 2024
Not lens flair, there are multiple videos and photos.. some from very far away. Something is up there.
— BigEdDurst (@BobBarker2023) November 29, 2024
I’m all about first contact but they aren’t exactly in the best place to find intelligent life.
— Nate (@Understatenate) November 29, 2024
They just came to retrieve some of the government employees that will be unemployed
— Patty (@pattyisright) November 28, 2024
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