Department of War PURSUE File
FBI-UAP-D010, FD-302-71, “Northeastern Orb Sighting,” 2026
Northeastern United States·2026
Editorial summary
This FBI FD-302 form records an interview with a witness who gave a first-hand account of unidentified anomalous phenomena in the northeastern United States. The witness said that one evening around 9:15 p.m. they noticed a yellow ball of light about the size of a basketball through the windshield while parking, then saw a second, larger ball about the size of a beach ball behind a row of trees. A second person came outside and both watched the objects move to the left before one orb appeared to go into the other and disappear abruptly. The witness reported no eye strain or health effects, and recalled a separate strange red light seen near power lines in 1987.
Editorial summary written by govweird from the declassified document text. The official government description follows below.
Government description
This document is an FBI FD-302, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation uses to record interviews. This FD-302 records an interview with a U.S. person regarding their first-hand account of an incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena. The subject matter described in files FBI-UAP-D009 and FBI-UAP-D010 and depicted in the video footage FBI-UAP-PR004 corresponds to reports originating from the same general area in the northeastern United States.
Caption issued by the U.S. Department of War on war.gov/ufo. Verbatim, unedited.
Originating agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Record type
Incident date
2026
Incident location
Northeastern United States
Release tranche
Release 03 (May 8, 2026)
Distribution
Cleared for public release