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FBIJanuary 1, 2025PURSUE Release 01 (May 2026)

USPER Statement about UAP Sighting

United States

Summary

This report from the Department of War and FBI details a late 2025 UAP sighting at a US military facility. A senior US intelligence official described an encounter with a 'super-hot' orb that hovered and traveled 20 miles at a speed exceeding that of a pursuing helicopter.

Key highlights

  • Multiple witnesses reported seeing orbs during a military operation.p.1

    “witness reports from personnel who observed orbs/lights”
  • An orb was described as 'super-hot' and broke into two objects.p.1

    “orb under FUR and described as "super-hot"”
  • A swarm of lights was observed moving in various directions.p.2

    “spotted a swarm of lights too many to count”
  • Witnesses saw orbs flare up in a horizontal formation.p.2

    “orbs flared up one at a time in a horizontal formation”

Outliers

  • The report includes a senior intelligence official as a witness.p.1

    “[WITNESS 1 (a senior US intelligence official)]”
  • The pilots recorded sightings that were outside the helicopter's camera angle.p.3

    “Pilots indicated they were recording however many signs were above”

Source

Department of War — PURSUE / FBI
via FBI Vault
Public domain (US Government work)
No known restrictions

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