{"type":"documents","slug":"2026-pursue-release-03-058-fbi-uap-pr002-red-orb-rotation-northeastern-united-states-2022","title":"FBI-UAP-PR002, Red Orb Rotation, Northeastern United States, 2022","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-03-058-fbi-uap-pr002-red-orb-rotation-northeastern-united-states-2022","description":"An FBI-released iPhone video shows two stationary red lights near the horizon, the lower slowly rotating relative to the upper, reported by a credible witness in March 2022.","date":"2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Video","FBI"],"updated":"2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z","disclosureRating":5,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"FBI-UAP-PR002, \"Red Orb Rotation,\" is a Federal Bureau of Investigation video released in PURSUE Release 03 on June 12, 2026. The Department of War lists the contributing agency as the FBI, the incident date as March 2022, and the incident location as the northeastern United States.[^1][^2]\n\n<Video url=\"https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2606/DOD_111764148/DOD_111764148.mp4\" controls />\n\n## The Eyewitness Account\n\nThe release states that in March 2022, at approximately 1920 local time in the northeastern United States, an eyewitness observed two bright red luminous light sources hovering near the horizon at an estimated distance of 2,500 feet. Both objects maintained generally stationary positions, while the lower light appeared to rotate slowly relative to the upper one, moving from an apparent 6 o'clock position to slightly beyond an apparent 9 o'clock position. The witness reported hearing no sounds from the lights and captured the video on an iPhone 12 Pro at a location well known to them and described as sparsely populated.\n\n## Provenance and Credibility\n\nThe description derives from statements the eyewitness provided directly to the FBI. The release records that the FBI assesses the individual as highly credible. The release also notes that the subject matter in files FBI-UAP-D004 through FBI-UAP-D008 and the videos FBI-UAP-PR001 through FBI-UAP-PR003 corresponds to reports from the same general area of the northeastern United States, linking this clip to a related set of accounts. The video is hosted on DVIDS and a direct MP4 rendition is publicly available.[^3][^4]\n\n## What The Record Supports\n\nFBI-UAP-PR002 documents a single witness's hand-held footage and the FBI's credibility assessment, not a resolved identification. The distance and clock-position details are witness estimates, and the release provides no sensor corroboration or determination of the lights' origin. The objects remain unidentified and the case unresolved.\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [Department of War PURSUE page](https://www.war.gov/UFO/#release)\n\n[^2]: [Department of War PURSUE data file (uap-data.csv)](https://www.war.gov/Portals/1/Interactive/2026/UFO/uap-data.csv)\n\n\n[^3]: [FBI-UAP-PR002, \"Red Orb Rotation,\" Northeastern United States, 2022 DVIDS page](https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1010264/fbi-uap-pr002-red-orb-rotation-northeastern-united-states-2022)\n\n[^4]: [FBI-UAP-PR002, \"Red Orb Rotation,\" Northeastern United States, 2022 MP4](https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2606/DOD_111764148/DOD_111764148.mp4)","readingTime":"2 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-03-058-fbi-uap-pr002-red-orb-rotation-northeastern-united-states-2022","title":"FBI-UAP-PR002, Red Orb Rotation, Northeastern United States, 2022","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2026-pursue-release-03-058-fbi-uap-pr002-red-orb-rotation-northeastern-united-states-2022","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}