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Two bright lights vanish separately over Summit County, Utah

Two original phone clips recorded on August 20 show bright stationary-looking points above a Utah ridgeline before the visible light disappears.

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What the video shows

The first clip establishes the road and ridgeline context. In the second, two white points are visible above the hills; the camera zooms and reframes, and only one point remains before it also disappears. No rapid acceleration or structured object is resolved.

Witness description

The submitter said the lights looked like stationary glowing balls. According to the report, one disappeared and briefly returned before recording began, while the two published clips capture the later sequence. No independent witness statement is attached.

Source and provenance

The archive preserved two untouched iPhone 16e MOV files and linked the verified Reddit submission by u/Perfect_play_5263. This page concatenates complete local transcodes of both files; the public archive randomizes GPS coordinates for privacy.

Evidence notes

The original-device files and landscape references support provenance, but there is no range, compass bearing, optical calibration or second viewpoint. The apparent disappearance may reflect changing illumination, occlusion, focus or exposure rather than object motion.

Possible explanations

Sunlit balloons, distant aircraft, satellites near twilight and ordinary lights intermittently hidden by terrain or cloud remain plausible. The video does not distinguish among them.

Verification notes

Original files verified and locally playable; object identity unresolved. Credibility C reflects authentic media with insufficient geometry for identification.