FBI-UAP-PR001

“Triangle Orbs,” Northeastern United States, 2021

Official description

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.

Reproduced verbatim from the releasing agency.

AI summary

This file documents an incident from November 2021 in the northeastern United States, where an eyewitness reported observing a bright light source that transformed into multiple lights moving erratically. The event was captured on video, and the FBI considers the eyewitness credible, linking it to several other reports from the same region, underscoring ongoing interest in unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).

Video