FBI-UAP-PR001: “Triangle Orbs,” Northeastern United States, 2021
This released video accompanies an attributed eyewitness account. The source record states that an eyewitness observed a bright light source near the horizon at an estimated distance of 2,000 feet in November 2021. The footage does not by itself identify the observed lights or their origin. The video is useful because it preserves the released visual record alongside the attributed witness description and related investigative files from the same reporting sequence.
- File
- Video · Release 03
- Date
- November, 2021
- Location
- Northeastern United States
- Agency
- FBI
Probed Assessment
This released video accompanies an attributed eyewitness account. The source record states that an eyewitness observed a bright light source near the horizon at an estimated distance of 2,000 feet in November 2021. The footage does not by itself identify the observed lights or their origin.
Key takeaways
- The source states that an eyewitness observed a bright light source near the horizon at an estimated distance of 2,000 feet in November 2021.
- The source states that the light source initially appeared as a single intense luminous object before resolving into multiple lights exhibiting erratic rotational motion.
- The source states that the object slowly moved laterally from left to right during the encounter.
Why it matters
The video is useful because it preserves the released visual record alongside the attributed witness description and related investigative files from the same reporting sequence.
Corroboration
The footage and related FBI records corroborate that a visual recording and witness account were released together. They do not, by themselves, identify the recorded lights or establish an extraordinary origin.
Open questions
- • What contemporaneous location, weather, aviation, satellite, or sensor records are available for comparison?
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
In November 2021, at approximately 0500 local time in the northeastern United States, an eyewitness observed a bright light source near the horizon at an estimated distance of 2,000 feet. The light source initially appeared as a single intense luminous object before resolving into multiple lights exhibiting erratic rotational motion relative to one another. The object slowly moved laterally from left to right during the encounter. The eyewitness captured the video with a hand-held iPhone 12 Pro, resulting in unintended camera movement. The location was well known to the eyewitness and is sparsely populated. The description above is derived from statements provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) by the 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.
Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.
File Context
Related entities
Tracker findings
Triangle-orbs video resolves from one bright source into rotating lights
The record states that the light source initially appeared as one intense luminous object before resolving into multiple lights with erratic rotational motion.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 03
- Official ID
- release-03-file-057-fbi-uap-pr001-triangle-orbs-northeastern-united-states-2021
- Cleared
- Jun 12, 2026
Related coverage
Sighting Context
Stored occurrence and enrichment data for this released artifact. Missing or regional data stays explicit rather than being inferred.
triangle
Static reduced-motion summary
Observation profile
Recorded occurrence details
- Occurrence
- Northeastern United States · November, 2021
- Classification
- triangle
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Referenced Timeline
Triangle Orbs Incident
An eyewitness observed a bright light source in the northeastern United States.
Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
An eyewitness observed a bright light source near the horizon at an estimated distance of 2,000 feet in November 2021.
In November 2021, at approximately 0500 local time in the northeastern United States, an eyewitness observed a bright light source near the horizon at an estimated distance of 2,000 feet.
The light source initially appeared as a single intense luminous object before resolving into multiple lights exhibiting erratic rotational motion.
The light source initially appeared as a single intense luminous object before resolving into multiple lights exhibiting erratic rotational motion relative to one another.
The object slowly moved laterally from left to right during the encounter.
The object slowly moved laterally from left to right during the encounter.
The eyewitness captured the video with a hand-held iPhone 12 Pro, resulting in unintended camera movement.
The eyewitness captured the video with a hand-held iPhone 12 Pro, resulting in unintended camera movement.
The FBI assesses the individual who reported this event as highly credible.
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 corresponds to reports originating from the same general area.
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.
Source Material & Evidence
Eyewitness statement to FBI
Provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Video footage FBI-UAP-PR001
Captured by eyewitness with iPhone 12 Pro
Research Map
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