FBI Northeastern Orb video collection
Set of FBI-held eyewitness video files spanning November 2021 through July 2025, depicting bright orb-like objects in the Northeastern US. Released June 12, 2026 as part of PURSUE Release 03. The first FBI-contributed video material to PURSUE.
FBI-UAP-PR001, Triangle Orbs, November 2021. Multi-light formation observed against night sky in the Northeastern US.
FBI / declassified via PURSUE Release 03
FBI-UAP-PR002, Red Orb Rotation, March 2022. Single object exhibiting rotational behavior.
FBI / declassified via PURSUE Release 03
FBI-UAP-PR003, Orbs Over the Pond, October 2024. Object hovering above water for approximately 45 minutes.
FBI / declassified via PURSUE Release 03
FBI-UAP-PR004, Northeastern Orb Sighting, July 2025. Two bright lights moving in tandem.
FBI / declassified via PURSUE Release 03
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Official description
PR001 through PR004 plus supporting documents D004 through D010. The collection comprises four named video incidents: November 2021 'Triangle Orbs,' March 2022 'Red Orb Rotation,' October 2024 'Orbs Over the Pond' (a single object hovering above water for approximately 45 minutes), and July 2025 'Northeastern Orb Sighting' (two bright lights moving in tandem). Each video is accompanied by FBI FD-1057 or FD-302 witness statement forms.
Editor's context
This collection is significant for two reasons. First, it is the first FBI video material released through PURSUE: the FBI's prior public UAP record was almost entirely paper, much of it sourced from the early Cold War (Hottel memo, Project Blue Book correspondence). Second, the inclusion of paired FD-1057/FD-302 witness statements provides the kind of structured eyewitness scaffolding that the PURSUE video releases from CENTCOM and INDOPACOM have lacked.
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- StampFBI, DECLASSIFIED PER PURSUE, June 12, 2026
- AnnotationNovember 2021: 'Triangle Orbs' video, multi-light formation observed against night sky.
- AnnotationMarch 2022: 'Red Orb Rotation' video, single object exhibiting rotational behavior.
- AnnotationOctober 2024: 'Orbs Over the Pond' video, object hovering above water for approximately 45 minutes.
- AnnotationJuly 2025: 'Northeastern Orb Sighting' video, two bright lights moving in tandem.
- AnnotationAll four video incidents accompanied by FBI FD-1057 or FD-302 witness statement forms.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation. "FBI Northeastern Orb video collection." Released via PURSUE program, 2026-06-12. File ID: PURSUE FBI-UAP PR001-PR004. https://www.war.gov/UFO/release/03/. Accessed 2026-09-15 via Social Media for Aliens archive, https://socialmediaforaliens.com/files/fbi-northeastern-orb-collection-2021-2025.
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