Unexplained lights across Texas skies over Thanksgiving weekend ignited a wave of UFO speculation, as videos flooded social media with Texans debating whether the phenomenon was extraterrestrial or something closer to home.
The Thanksgiving holiday took a curious turn for Texas residents when weird lights appeared in the sky, sparking a torrent of social media messages and heated disputes about their origins.
Witnesses in cities such as Dallas, Houston, Abilene, and Galveston uploaded videos of the event. A TikTok user near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport reported seeing lights disappear and reappear in unique formations. "I've lived here my entire life and have never seen anything like this," they said, dismissing the notion that the lights were airplanes.
Another video from Highway 121 captured three brilliant lights hovering while a plane went beneath them. Opinions in the comments ranged from UFO hypotheses to more grounded possibilities, such as drones, SpaceX Starlink satellites, and aircraft preparing to land.
"I woke up at 4 a.m., and only two lights remained," one Tiktok user posted. "They moved higher in the sky."
Despite the excitement, experts advise against jumping to otherworldly conclusions. The Pentagon's most recent research on UFOs demonstrates how everyday items such as balloons, drones, and even birds are frequently mistaken for alien spacecraft.
Still, for many Texans, the Thanksgiving sightings were an unexplained experience that made them wonder what might be out there—or just above.
