Unidentified lights over Hangzhou’s Xintang (Aug 3, 2026) condense to three points; a Reddit report explores lanterns and cross-checks.

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Reddit user Feeling_Wrap_4701 reported five or more lights hovering northeast of Hangzhou on August 3, 2026 that condensed to three points before fading, top commenter GoodAge7519 suggested lanterns, and the case is archived in a community UFO sightings repository with cross-checks such as orbital data, Starlink passes, ADS-B, and sky charts.

String of stationary lights faded away over Xiaoshan, Hangzhou — Aug 3, 2026, 7:40 PM
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String of stationary lights faded away over Xiaoshan, Hangzhou — Aug 3, 2026, 7:40 PM

At 7:40 last night, in Xintang,Xiaoshan, Hangzhou,Zhejiang,myfriend spotted a string of stationary points of light in the sky towards the northeast,by the time he took out his phone to record, only th