🛸 Lake Lights Over Washington: Seattle Commuters Stunned by Aerial Phenomenon

The late summer sky was glowing peach and gold over Lake Washington when traffic on the SR-520 bridge slowed to a crawl—not from rush hour, but from a silent spectacle above the water.

Around 8:20 p.m. on August 5, dozens of commuters reported seeing a triangular formation of lights—bright, hovering, and completely still—floating over the lake’s eastern span. Dash-cam clips and cell phone videos began circulating within the hour, showing three glowing orbs arranged in a perfect triangle, motionless against the twilight.

Witnesses described the lights as “too steady to be drones,” with no visible blinking or engine sound. One driver, Amy Tran, said, “They looked like stars that got bored and decided to hang out closer to us.” The lights reportedly hovered in formation for nearly three minutes before vanishing all at once, without a trace or sonic boom.

🎥 Some of the footage, captured from moving vehicles and pedestrian bridges, shows the lights maintaining exact positioning even as the angles shift—ruling out flares, helicopters, or standard aircraft formations. Weather conditions were calm, with no cloud interference, and local flight radars have shown no unusual traffic at that time.

As always, explanations have poured in. Drones. Reflections. Atmospheric illusions. But longtime residents say this isn’t the first time strange lights have lingered above Lake Washington—the last major sighting was in 2011, though those were red and flickering. These were white, uniform, and eerily purposeful.

👀 With multiple angles captured and the absence of any official FAA explanation, Seattle’s tech corridor is buzzing. Some speculate military testing, others extraterrestrial visitors, and a few believe it may be a scout formation—waiting, watching, recording.

Maybe just another Pacific Northwest mystery. Maybe something more. Seattle’s skies seem to be keeping secrets.