Northeastern United States witness orb sightings near residence, 2021-2022
November 2021 - March 2022 · Northeastern United States
Summary
An FBI FD-1057 electronic communication dated October 2024 records a civilian's account of repeated sightings of lights near a residence in the northeastern United States. The witness's first observation came in the early morning hours of November 2021, according to the report. The witness had lived at the residence since 2006 and had seen no unusual lights behind the property before then, the document states.
The same communication says the witness described orbs seen hovering and moving, sometimes as close as 200 yards from the home, above the horizon, near the ground, in trees and near water. The witness reported gamma radiation spikes and effects on electronics and GPS, and had set up trail cameras and sensors. A neighbor to the south also reported strange lights in the tree line. The witness had been referred to the FBI in August 2024 and provided video clips in October 2024, per the report. The FBI arranged for a local contact, the document records.
A second FD-1057 records an interview in October 2024. The witness said a single light split into two or three lights in a triangular pattern with one in the center and stayed for about ten minutes. The lights vanished when a phone camera flash went off accidentally. The witness referred to a sighting in March 2022 and said such lights usually appear at dusk or at night and morph and move laterally. The witness reported hundreds of sightings, more activity since September, and frequent corrupted video. The witness also described a 1996 vehicle shutdown in New Mexico.
Two video entries released with the files carry FBI-assigned descriptions. The first describes a November 2021 sighting at about 0500, recorded on an iPhone 12 Pro at an estimated 2,000 feet. The second describes a March 2022 sighting at about 1920 of two red objects at an estimated 2,500 feet. Both entries say the FBI assessed the witness as highly credible and linked the reports to a cluster. Each lists the status as under investigation. The documents give no conclusion on cause.
What the files say
“These objects have been observed hovering in a static position, and moving.”
Page 2 →“However [REDACTED] had one conversation with [REDACTED] neighbor to the south who stated that they had also seen strange lights in the tree line behind their house.”
Page 3 →“This formed a triangular pattern with a light in the center and remained for approximately ten minutes.”
Page 2 →“it is common to have corrupted video when trying to record these sightings.”
Page 2 →
Explanations in the record
What the documents themselves say the event was, as recorded. Not our assessment.
- The witness worked to de-conflict possible prosaic explanations and reported rarely seeing human activity in the nature area that would explain the lights. — FBI contact with witness of northeastern US luminous orbs (2024), page 3
- The witness first thought someone was in the yard with a flashlight, before going outside and seeing the light split. — FBI interview on northeastern US UAP lights and radiation (2024), page 2