Time: 01/05/26 @ 6:50 PM PST (between 645-7:00)
Location: Bremerton, WA — seen moving over Chico area and across Sinclair Inlet.
Sighting: Driving home from my kids school event. As I hit the exit onto the highway I notice 3 bright orange orbs, sitting in a straight line. I was driving south (ish I think?) and so these would have been east/northeast of me. I got on the highway and they disappeared. I knew I’d see them again at the next clearing, or so I hoped, so I got the camera ready. Sure enough, saw them briefly. And had a brief moment of “fuck iPhone cameras” and lost them behind trees again.
Finally I got the where I’m overlooking the naval yard and Sinclair Inlet (pics attached) and there they are again! I get my phone out and start a video. First one has flash on. I turn it off and I thought I hit record and I didn’t. Got home so excited and just had blurry garbage that I will attach as at least proof of my efforts. —— it’s not letting me add pics and video???
Hoping someone can check flight radar or something. Much appreciated.
Disclaimer: Totally open to a prosaic explanation, this is just the first time I saw something cool flying. I tried to get a video multiple times but I was driving at night, alone, on a highway and in WA we have a lot of trees so this proved hard.
Can’t add the few clips I have but will add in comments or something.
by Ambitious_Zombie8473
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Submission statement: I saw 3 lights moving over trees/water in the PNW last night. I tried to get pics and videos but failed miserably. I do have video clips in which you can briefly see the lights but it wouldn’t let me attach them. Happy to provide them and more details. Really looking for a “debunk” cuz it felt prosaic but looked cool.
Can’t really tell much from the photo. As can be seen be the streaks of light in the foreground, it’s clear the iPhone was set to a slow shutter speed as it tried to handle the low lighting conditions. Because of that the shape of what you captured is not reliable. Taking video would have been a better bet.
So this is three lights that blurred together to make that shape? Or that’s kind of what it looked like? Cool regardless!
> Time: 01/05/26 @ 6:50 PM PST
So this was back in January? Not yesterday? Also, can you get the exact time from the pic/vid? Something like this: https://i.imgur.com/aMWOPCo.png
If it’s a plane, it could be long gone in that 15 minute window.
> I was driving south
On Hwy 3?
> so these would have been east/northeast of me.
if you’re heading South, then northeast would be behind you. I’m confused. lol