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FBI-UAP-D010: FD-302-71, “Northeastern Orb Sighting,” 2026

This released document records that the witness observed a yellow ball of light about the size of a basketball and a larger ball of light about the size of a beach ball. The file preserves the source account or analysis but does not independently establish interpretations beyond the cited record. This document is useful as an officially released artifact because it preserves the file's provenance and lets its claims be compared with related Release 03 records.

File
Document · Release 03
Date
2025
Location
Northeastern United States
Extent
2 pages

Probed Assessment

This released document records that the witness observed a yellow ball of light about the size of a basketball and a larger ball of light about the size of a beach ball. The file preserves the source account or analysis but does not independently establish interpretations beyond the cited record.

Key takeaways

  • The source states that the witness observed a yellow ball of light about the size of a basketball and a larger ball of light about the size of a beach ball.
  • The source states that the objects were approximately 30 yards away and 20-30 feet above the ground.
  • The source states that the witness saw several white orbs travel over their house from the west to the east a few weeks after the initial event.

Why it matters

This document is useful as an officially released artifact because it preserves the file's provenance and lets its claims be compared with related Release 03 records.

Corroboration

The release metadata and stored source material corroborate the file's provenance. Reported sightings, interpretations, and allegations remain attributed to the source unless independently supported by the cited evidence.

Open questions

  • What additional contemporaneous records or independent evidence could test the source account?

Probed separates this editorial assessment from the source claims below. It summarizes what the released artifact supports; it is not independent verification.

Official Description from War.gov

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.

Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.

File Context

Related entities

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Research Map relationships require row-level claim or timeline references.

Tracker findings

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Objects were estimated 30 yards away and 20-30 feet up

The record states: The objects were approximately 30 yards away and 20-30 feet above the ground.

Release provenance

Release
Release 03
Official ID
release-03-file-006-fbi-uap-d010-fd-302-71-northeastern-orb-sighting-2026
Cleared
Jun 12, 2026
Official release source

Referenced Timeline

  1. Page 1

    Sighting of several white orbs

    Witness saw several white orbs travel over their house from the west to the east.

  2. Page 1

    Initial sighting of yellow and larger ball of light

    Witness observed a yellow ball of light about the size of a basketball and a larger ball of light about the size of a beach ball.

  3. Page 1

    Sighting of red light near power lines

    Witness saw a red light circling around itself near power lines.

Source Claims

Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.

Source reportedObservedPage 1

The witness observed a yellow ball of light about the size of a basketball and a larger ball of light about the size of a beach ball.

■■■ noticed a ball of ligh: -:hrough - winds~ield which was yellow and about the size of a basketball. Upon exiting the vehicle, ■••■ saw a second ball of ligjt which was larger and about the size of a beach ball.

Source reportedObservedPage 1

The objects were approximately 30 yards away and 20-30 feet above the ground.

[Agent Note; Based on where was standing, the objects were approximately 30 yards away and 20-30 feet above the ground].

Source reportedObservedPage 1

The witness saw several white orbs travel over their house from the west to the east a few weeks after the initial event.

a few weeks after this event, ■ saw several ~hite orbs travel over 1111 house from the west to the east.

Source reportedObservedPage 1

In 1987, the witness saw a red light circling around itself near power lines.

In 1987, -stated that ■ had witnessed something strange off of in ■■■■■■• near power lines. -saw a red light circling around itself at night.

Source reportedObservedPage 2

The witness has always been interested in the topic of UAP since the 1987 event.

Since then gg stated that gp has always been interested in the topic of UAP. B Attached to

Source Material & Evidence

image

Photos taken by Agents

video

Video footage FBI-UAP-PR004

FBI-UAP-PR004