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Super bright flashing light and orb over D.C.

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Location: D.C.
Shape: Orb
Maneuver: Erratic
Media: Reddit
Reddit: u/Cool_Percentage_817 May 1, 2024 ↗
Upvotes: ▲ 487 on Reddit · 147 comments (as of Nov 2, 2026)
Points: 487 487 Reddit upvotes (+487)

AI summary

A witness saw a bright flashing light, a mirroring orb, and other small flashing objects over the Capitol building in D.C. on March 7.

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Description

I took this video on 7 March from my bedroom window facing south toward the Capitol building. I didn’t realize how bizarre this looked when I recorded it, but I watched it the other day when I was deleting screenshots and useless videos from my camera roll. I think I assumed it was a drone or helicopter, but I never really saw one this bright. There’s a second light source (orb?) mirroring the brighter one’s pulses and it moved pretty erratically. I noticed some other smaller objects that randomly flash too. Sorry for moving so much while recording. The smaller orb seemed to move most whenever I readjusted my camera, so I’m super annoyed at myself for moving so much. But I think I have this recorded on my Ring doorbell cam too so I’ll download the vid and upload if there’s any interest.

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two bright light sources

Two bright light sources are visible against a dark, cloudy night sky. One light appears as a large, bright, out-of-focus orb, while the other is a smaller, dimmer point of light to its left.

Possible explanations

bokeh/out-of-focus lightsThe large orb's appearance is consistent with a bright light source being significantly out of focus.
aircraft lightsA bright aircraft with landing or strobe lights could appear as a large orb if out of focus.
planets or starsThe lights could be bright celestial bodies captured in a low-light setting.
reflection on glassSince the photo was taken through a window, the lights could be reflections of interior or exterior light sources.

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The image shows two bright light sources in a dark sky that could be explained by out-of-focus aircraft or celestial objects.

An AI looked at 1 picture from this sighting (Nov 3, 2026). It can be wrong — treat this as a second opinion, not proof.

Source

u/Cool_Percentage_817 on r/UFOs

Citations

https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1chd7uj/super_bright_flashing_…