{"type":"documents","slug":"2026-pursue-release-03-006-fbi-uap-d010-fd-302-71-northeastern-orb-sighting-2026","title":"FBI-UAP-D010, FD-302-71, Northeastern Orb Sighting, 2026","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-03-006-fbi-uap-d010-fd-302-71-northeastern-orb-sighting-2026","description":"FBI FD-302 recording a first-hand witness interview of a close-range residential sighting of two yellow orbs in the northeastern United States in 2026.","date":"2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["FBI"],"updated":"2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z","disclosureRating":5,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"This record is FBI-UAP-D010, FD-302-71, designated \"Northeastern Orb Sighting, 2026.\" It was released on June 12, 2026, as part of PURSUE Release 03 by the Department of War. The document is a two-page FBI FD-302 interview report, the standard form the Bureau uses to record witness accounts. The interview concerns a U.S. person's first-hand description of an incident involving two yellow luminous objects observed at close range near a residential property in the northeastern United States during 2026. The agency notes that the subject matter of FBI-UAP-D010 and the related file FBI-UAP-D009, along with video footage FBI-UAP-PR004, all correspond to reports originating from the same general area in the northeastern United States. [^1][^2][^3]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/061226/release_03/documents/FBI-UAP-D010_FD-302-71_Northeastern-Orb-Sighting_2026.pdf\" />\n\n## Provenance and Chain of Custody\n\nThe document is an FBI FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10), the Bureau's standardized interview recording form bearing the FBI seal and an \"Official Record\" designation. The form spans two pages: the first contains the primary sighting narrative; the second is a labeled continuation sheet that closes out the account and notes the existence of attached photographic evidence. Extensive redactions have been applied throughout. The identities of the witnesses, the specific date of the sighting, the interview location, the interviewing agent's name, the file number, and the date of entry are all obscured. The document carries the standard FBI footer stating it contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, and that it is Bureau property loaned to the receiving agency with restrictions on further distribution.\n\nThe record was processed under the PURSUE program and given the administrative designation FBI-UAP-D010. It is publicly linked to two related records -- FBI-UAP-D009 and video footage FBI-UAP-PR004 -- which the Department of War states originate from the same general geographic area in the northeastern United States, suggesting this FD-302 is one component of a broader documented case cluster from that region.\n\n## The Interview\n\nFBI agents conducted the interview in person within the United States at a location that is redacted. Before providing information, both the primary witness and at least one secondary witness were advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview. The specific date of the interview is redacted, as is the specific date of the underlying incident, though the document's administrative designation and filename place the incident in 2026. At the conclusion of the interview, FBI agents photographed the property with the witness's permission; the number, content, and nature of those photographs are not described in the narrative.\n\n## The Primary Sighting\n\nThe primary sighting occurred in the evening at approximately 9:15 PM when the primary witness arrived home by vehicle. Upon pulling into the driveway, the witness first observed a ball of light through the vehicle windshield. The object was yellow in color and approximately the size of a basketball. After exiting the vehicle, the witness observed a second ball of light -- larger, approximately the size of a beach ball, also yellow in appearance. Both objects were positioned behind a row of trees that had since been removed, and in front of a section of trees located between the witness's property and a neighbor's property at the rear of the home.\n\nFBI agents estimated the objects were approximately 30 yards from the witness's standing position and approximately 20 to 30 feet above the ground. The witnesses had an unobstructed line of sight to the objects at close range. The primary witness stated that looking directly at the lights caused no eye strain or discomfort, and that no health issues or physiological effects developed following the incident.\n\n## Movement and Disappearance\n\nAfter a secondary individual came outside to observe, both witnesses watched the two objects move laterally to the left. The objects passed behind a tree approximately 36 yards from the witnesses' position, maintaining the same altitude as they moved. They continued behind a neighbor's house and then behind a tree approximately 75 yards away. At that furthest point of observation, one witness reported seeing one orb appear to go into the other orb before the objects disappeared abruptly. The FD-302 narrative at this point contains OCR degradation, limiting the precision with which this merging or disappearance can be described based on the available text. No further account of the objects after their disappearance is given.\n\n## Secondary Sighting\n\nThe same witness reported a subsequent sighting occurring a few weeks after the primary yellow-orb incident. In this separate event, the witness observed several white orbs traveling over the residential property on a west-to-east trajectory. These objects were at a noticeably higher altitude than the yellow orbs seen during the primary sighting, and their characteristics were otherwise distinct. The FD-302 records this secondary event within the same interview but does not develop it at length.\n\n## Historical Precedent: The 1987 Incident\n\nThe interview also documented a historical account referenced by the witness involving a separate 1987 incident. In that earlier event, another individual had witnessed something unusual near power lines at an unspecified location at night. A red light was observed circling around itself, which the 1987 witness reportedly compared to the front end of the fictional \"KITT\" vehicle from the television program \"Knight Rider.\" The object was observed to hover and then land near a power station. The primary witness stated that the 1987 observer has maintained an ongoing interest in UAP ever since, suggesting the earlier sighting made a lasting impression. The 1987 account occupies the continuation page of the FD-302 and is the closing element of the interview narrative.\n\n## Redactions and Evidentiary Gaps\n\nThe redactions applied to this document are substantial and systematic. All personally identifying information for the witnesses is removed. The specific date and location of the primary sighting are redacted beyond the general descriptor of \"northeastern United States.\" The identity of the interviewing agent and the file number are also withheld. The photographs taken at the property are referenced but not reproduced or described in the narrative. A portion of the text describing the final moment of the sighting -- where one orb appears to merge with or enter the other -- is affected by OCR degradation, introducing uncertainty about the precise wording of that observation. These gaps mean the document cannot be evaluated against independent corroboration for most of its specific claims.\n\nThe administrative linkage to FBI-UAP-D009 and FBI-UAP-PR004 suggests this FD-302 is part of a documented case cluster, but those companion records are separate releases and their content is not reproduced here.\n\n## What The Record Supports\n\nThis FD-302 establishes that the FBI formally documented a witness interview regarding a 2026 UAP sighting in the northeastern United States, conducted in person following standard Bureau interview procedures. The document records first-hand witness claims of two close-range yellow luminous objects observed at approximately 30 yards and 20-30 feet altitude, exhibiting lateral movement before abruptly disappearing -- with one witness describing what appeared to be one orb merging into the other.\n\nThe record does not establish the nature or origin of the objects. It does not contain analysis, identification, or a Bureau conclusion. The FD-302 explicitly states it contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. The redactions prevent independent verification of the witness identities, specific date, or precise location. The OCR degradation limits what can be confirmed about the disappearance moment. The 1987 historical account is third-hand as relayed within the interview and similarly unverifiable from this document alone.\n\nThe case remains open and unidentified.\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [Department of War PURSUE page](https://www.war.gov/UFO/#release)\n[^2]: [Department of War PURSUE data file (uap-data.csv)](https://www.war.gov/Portals/1/Interactive/2026/UFO/uap-data.csv)\n[^3]: [FBI-UAP-D010, FD-302-71, Northeastern Orb Sighting, 2026 remote release asset](https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/061226/release_03/documents/FBI-UAP-D010_FD-302-71_Northeastern-Orb-Sighting_2026.pdf)","readingTime":"7 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-03-006-fbi-uap-d010-fd-302-71-northeastern-orb-sighting-2026","title":"FBI-UAP-D010, FD-302-71, Northeastern Orb Sighting, 2026","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2026-pursue-release-03-006-fbi-uap-d010-fd-302-71-northeastern-orb-sighting-2026","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}