CASE FILE F-4
A Skeptic Filmed Orbs 200 Yards From His House. The FBI Has the Videos - Case F-4
2026-09-07 · Declassified UAP records
In October 2024 the FBI documented contact with a resident of the northeastern United States who had provided multiple video clips of objects appearing to be unknown UxS or UAP - described in the file as plasma orbs - near his residence. He had been referred to the Bureau by an FBI liaison contact in August 2024.
He had privately documented the orbs since his first observation in the early morning hours of November 2021, sometimes as close as 200 yards from his home: hovering in a static position and moving, above the horizon, close to the ground, within the trees, and in or near the water. He had lived at the property since 2006 and seen nothing anomalous before.
He set up trail cameras and other sensors on the property and reported spikes in gamma radiation correlating with the sightings, plus unusual effects on electronics and GPS - his own readings, not FBI measurements. He described himself as a former skeptic with no prior interest in UAP, and said one neighbor to the south had also seen strange lights in the tree line.
Renewed activity in October 2024 was captured on video twice and the clips were provided to the FBI. He asked that the information not become public, to protect his family and neighbors; the released file redacts names and locations but preserves the account. Below is the FD-1057, followed by the narration transcript and the general region.
The Document
October 2024
FBI FD-1057 Electronic Communication - Repeated Observations of UAP Appearing as Plasma Orbs Near a Residence (Oct 2024)
Title: ██████ Contact with ██████. Date: 10/██████/2024. Case ID #: ██████ Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) - ██████; ██████ Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) ██████ Division.
Synopsis: ██████ Documenting contact with ██████ and information ██████ provided regarding repeated observations of UxS or UAP appearing as plasma orbs near ██████ residence.
Enclosure(s): Enclosed are the following items: 1. ██████ Videos provided by ██████. 2. ██████ Videos provided by ██████. 3. ██████ Videos provided by ██████. 4. ██████ Videos provided by ██████. 5. ██████
Details
On October ██████, 2024, ██████ provided multiple video clips showing objects appearing to be unknown UxS or UAP near ██████ residence. ██████ had previously been referred to the FBI by a FBI ██████ liaison contact in August 2024. ██████ detailed his observations, ██████ attempts to collect data, and ██████ work to de-conflict possible prosaic explanations for ██████ observations. ██████ documented ██████ observations and efforts in a ██████ which ██████ shared with SSA ██████ and SA ██████.
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██████ noted renewed activity on the evening of October ██████, 2024 which ██████ captured on video. ██████ provided FBI ██████ with clips of the video which showed the activity. ██████ captured additional activity on video on the evening of October ██████, 2024, which ██████ later sent as well.
██████ had privately documented ██████ observations of anomalous lights appearing to be orbs dating back to ██████ first observation in the early morning hours of November ██████ 2021. ██████ has observed these objects in the vicinity of ██████ and sometimes as close as 200 yards from ██████ residence. These objects have been observed hovering in a static position, and moving. They are sometimes observed above the horizon, as well as close to the ground, within the trees, and in or near the water.
██████ has privately consulted with multiple people regarding ██████ observations, and has set up trail cameras and other sensors to collect data from ██████ property. ██████ reported ██████ seen spikes in Gamma radiation that correlate with times ██████ has observed the objects, and additional unusual effects on electronics and GPS data from devices.
██████ stated ██████ was never interested in the UAP topic prior to ██████ initial observations in November 2021, and stated ██████ would have described ██████ as a skeptic. Since that time, ██████ has made repeated observations behind ██████ residence, and would like to understand what ██████ is observing. ██████ has lived at ██████ residence since 2006 and had not seen any anomalous lights or activity behind ██████ property prior to ██████ first observation in November 2021. ██████ had not made attempts to discuss what ██████ was seeing with ██████ neighbors due to not wanting to alarm them or give them the wrong impression. However ██████ had one conversation with ██████ neighbor to the south who stated that they had also seen strange lights in the tree line behind their house. ██████ also stated that ██████ rarely witnessed any human activity in the nature area, and no activity that would explain what ██████ is seeing. ██████ stated ██████ wants to protect ██████ family's privacy, as well as being courteous to ██████ neighbors, so ██████ does not want this information regarding ██████ observations to become public.
██████ had personal travel planned to ██████ and ██████ had proposed an in-person meeting in ██████ which will likely not occur. This information was relayed to FBI ██████ to establish local contact, and any potential ongoing contact with ██████ in ██████.
FBI FD-1057 (3 pages), October 2024; released under the PURSUE UAP disclosure - redactions preserved. · Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI-UAP-D004)
Where It Happened
Full Transcript
A man who calls himself a skeptic has been filming orbs behind his house since 2021. Some came within two hundred yards. He set up cameras and sensors. Then he handed the videos to the FBI.
The northeastern United States. He has lived there since 2006 and saw nothing unusual until the early morning hours of November 2021. Since then, the orbs have hovered in place and moved, above the horizon, down in the trees, and in or near the water.
He told the Bureau he set up trail cameras and other sensors on his property, and reported spikes in gamma radiation that lined up with the sightings, along with unusual effects on his electronics and GPS. Those readings are his, not the FBI's.
He kept quiet so as not to alarm the neighbors, but one neighbor to the south said they had seen the strange lights in the tree line too. In August 2024 an FBI liaison referred him to the Bureau. That October, new activity, caught on video twice, and the clips went to the FBI.
He told agents he just wants to understand what he is seeing, and that he did not want any of it made public. His name is blacked out. The file was released anyway. Search Case F-4 at ufodata.org. Subscribe to UFO Data.
Sources
All documents and footage are authentic, public-domain U.S. government releases. Narration is AI-generated text-to-speech.