FBI-UAP-D009, FD-302-67, “Northeastern Orb Sighting,” 2026
This document is an FBI FD-302, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation uses to record interviews. This FD-302 records a February 2026 interview with a U.S. person, in which they described incidents 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.
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- War.gov PURSUE
- Type
- Report
- Classification
- Unclassified
- Agency
- FBI
- Reference #
- RELEASE-03-FILE-005-FBI-UAP-D009-FD-302-67-NORTHEASTERN-ORB-SIGHTING-2026
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- Content Type
- application/pdf
- Pages
- 2
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An intense bright light was observed hovering below the tree line in the backyard.
noticed an intense bright light hovering below the tree line in the middle of their backyard.
The light was described as a red sphere about one meter in diameter with a 'white plasma sun' at the center.
described the light as a red sphere that was about one meter in diameter. described as a 'white plasma sun' about the size of a basketball.
The orbs moved together towards the west above the tree line, exhibiting a change in altitude and direction.
The orbs then moved together towards the west above the tree line, stated that from the start of the observation to when the orbs traveled out of sight, they exhibited both a change in altitude and a change in direction.
The orbs were silent and moved in a smooth motion.
The orbs were silent and moved in a smooth motion.
A video of the orbs was captured and is attached to the interview document.
captured a video of the orbs beginning at the point when they were above the trees and moving away from their backyard. The video is contained as an attachment to this interview document.
Several white orbs were observed traveling over the house from the west to the east at a higher altitude.
A few weeks later, stated that saw several white orbs travel over house from the west to the east. These white orbs were traveling much higher in altitude than the prior red orbs.
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Interview conducted
Interview with a U.S. person describing incidents involving unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Initial sighting of the red orb
The witness returned home and observed the red orb.
Sighting of white orbs
Several white orbs were observed traveling over the house.
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