This week, four bright lights hovering above the U.S. Capitol ignited UFO speculation after being captured in a viral photograph by Air Force veteran Dennis Diggins. The lights, seen near the iconic Statue of Freedom, shifted from a square formation to a single line in a video recorded from another angle.
The sighting occurred just weeks after congressional hearings on alleged secret government programs concerning unidentified spacecraft. This timing has led some to question if there is a connection to the recent discussions about non-human intelligence.
Despite the excitement, skeptics, including UFO researcher John Greenewald Jr., suggested that the lights may simply be lens flares or reflections. He noted, “The lights at the U.S. Capitol have been mistaken for UFOs in camera lenses for decades.”
While the Pentagon released a report earlier this year stating no evidence of extraterrestrial spacecraft was found, sightings like this continue to captivate public interest and reignite discussions about the unknown.