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VID · FBIPURSUE Release 03

Department of War PURSUE File

FBI-UAP-PR003, “Orbs Over the Pond,” 2024

Northeastern United States·October, 2024

Declassified

Editorial summary

This is video, captured by a private citizen on an iPhone, of an object reported in the northeastern United States in October 2024 at about 6:51 p.m. local time. According to statements the eyewitness provided to the FBI, the object appeared as a plasma-like sphere hovering above a pond at an estimated distance of 2,700 feet, below the horizon. It intermittently changed shape and brightness, at times appearing to separate into smaller points of light. The object stayed generally stationary for about 45 minutes before disappearing, and the witness heard no sound. The FBI assessed the witness as highly credible.

Editorial summary written by govweird from the declassified document text. The official government description follows below.

Government description

In October 2024, at approximately 1851 local time in the northeastern United States, an eyewitness observed a light source below the horizon, hovering above a pond at an estimated distance of 2,700 feet. The luminous object resembled a “plasma-like sphere” intermittently changing shape and luminosity. At times, the primary light source appeared to separate into smaller luminous points. A luminous point below the primary source hovered just above the water and did not appear consistent with a surface reflection. The object remained generally stationary for approximately 45 minutes before disappearing. The eyewitness did not hear any sound from the objects. This video was captured by a private citizen on an iPhone and subsequently analyzed and authenticated by the U.S. Government. To protect the individual’s privacy, the footage has been cropped. Apart from this privacy-protective measure, no edits, enhancements, or alterations have been made to the visual content. The description above is derived from statements provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) by an eyewitness to the event. The FBI assesses the individual who reported this event as highly credible. The subject matter described in files FBI-UAP-D004 through FBI-UAP-D008 and depicted in the video footage FBI-UAP-PR001 through FBI-UAP-PR003 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

VID

Incident date

October, 2024

Incident location

Northeastern United States

Release tranche

Release 03 (May 8, 2026)

Distribution

Cleared for public release

Released video

Video record. DVIDS asset ID: 1010267

Watch on the source site: war.gov/ufo

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Source: war.gov/ufo · PURSUE Release 03

PURSUE = Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. Records released by the U.S. Department of War on May 8, 2026 are unresolved cases for which the government cannot make a definitive determination, and the Department has invited private-sector analysis.