A senior U.S. intelligence official describes a late-2025 helicopter search and reported close orb encounters. The two-page account covers conventional debris findings, ground sensor reports, luminous formations near the helicopter and fighter jets, and the narrator’s own observation limits.

A redacted three-page statement records reported orb encounters during a helicopter mission at an unidentified test facility in 2025. It distinguishes ground and airborne observations, describes formations near aircraft, and notes limits of the helicopter’s FLIR coverage.