FBI contact and UFO video, northeastern US, Oct 2024
Official file: FBI-UAP-D004, FD-1057-02, Northeastern United States, 2024
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Key facts
- Official file ID
- FBI-UAP-D4 (cited as FBI-UAP-D004 in this file)
- Document type
- Document
- Agency
- FBI
- Released in
- R03 · 2026-06-12
- Incident date
- October, 2024
- Incident location
- Northeastern United States
- Coordinates
- 42.3400544, -71.0896964
- Pages legible
- 3/3
- VIRIN
- 260508-O-D0360-1100
Official description
This document is an FBI FD-1057, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uses to record investigative activity. This FD-1057 documents the FBI’s contact with a U.S. person in October 2024, during which FBI special agents collected video footage and gathered information regarding the circumstances surrounding its capture. The U.S. person captured the video footage in the same general location as the incidents described in documents. 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.
✦ AI summary
A 3-page FBI FD-1057 Electronic Communication dated October 2024 (most names, places, and dates redacted; catalogued under northeastern United States) documenting FBI contact with a private individual who reported repeated observations of "UxS or UAP appearing as plasma orbs" near the residence. The individual had been referred to the FBI by a liaison contact in August 2024, described observations and attempts to collect data and to de-conflict possible prosaic explanations, and in October 2024 provided multiple video clips, including footage from renewed activity on two October evenings. The first observation was in the early morning hours of November 2021; the orbs have been seen hovering and moving, above the horizon, close to the ground, in the trees, and in or near the water, sometimes as close as 200 yards from the residence. The individual set up trail cameras and other sensors, consulted privately with several people, and reported spikes in gamma radiation correlating with the sightings plus unusual effects on electronics and GPS data. The individual described having been a skeptic, had lived at the residence since 2006 with no anomalous lights before November 2021, had not discussed the sightings with neighbors to avoid alarming them, but one neighbor to the south said they had also seen strange lights in the tree line, and the individual rarely saw human activity in the area. The individual wants to protect family privacy and does not want the information made public. A proposed in-person meeting would likely not occur, so the information was relayed to establish local FBI contact and any potential ongoing contact.
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▸Transcript(3 of 3 pages legible)
[PAGE 1] FD-1057 (Rev. 5-8-10) OFFICIAL RECORD FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Electronic Communication Title: [redacted] Contact with [redacted] Date: 10/[redacted]/2024 From: [redacted] Contact: [redacted] Approved By: [redacted] Drafted By: [redacted] Case ID #: [redacted] Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) - [redacted]; [redacted] [redacted] Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) [redacted] Division; [redacted] Synopsis: [redacted] Documenting contact with [redacted] and information [redacted] provided regarding repeated observations of UxS or UAP appearing as plasma orbs near [redacted] residence. Enclosure(s): Enclosed are the following items: 1. [redacted] Videos provided by [redacted] 2. [redacted] Videos provided by [redacted] 3. [redacted] Videos provided by [redacted] 4. [redacted] Videos provided by [redacted] 5. [redacted] Details: [redacted] On October [redacted], 2024, [redacted] provided multiple video clips showing objects appearing to be unknown UxS or UAP near [redacted] residence. [redacted] had previously been referred to the FBI by a FBI [redacted] liaison contact [PAGE 2] Title: [redacted] Contact with [redacted] Re: [redacted] 10/[redacted]/2024 in August 2024. [redacted] detailed his observations, [redacted] attempts to collect data, and [redacted] work to de-conflict possible prosaic explanations for [redacted] observations. [redacted] documented [redacted] observations and efforts in a [redacted] which [redacted] shared with SSA [redacted] and SA [redacted]. [redacted] [redacted] noted renewed activity on the evening of October [redacted], 2024 which [redacted] captured on video. [redacted] provided FBI [redacted] with clips of the video which showed the activity. [redacted] captured additional activity on video on the evening of October [redacted], 2024, which [redacted] later sent as well. [redacted] [redacted] had privately documented [redacted] observations of anomalous lights appearing to be orbs dating back to [redacted] first observation in the early morning hours of November [redacted] 2021. [redacted] has observed these objects in the vicinity of [redacted] and sometimes as close as 200 yards from [redacted] 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. [redacted] has privately consulted with multiple people regarding [redacted] observations, and has set up trail cameras and other sensors to collect data from [redacted] property. [redacted] reported [redacted] seen spikes in Gamma radiation that correlate with times [redacted] has observed the objects, and additional unusual effects on electronics and GPS data from devices. [redacted] stated [redacted] was never interested in the UAP topic prior to [redacted] initial observations in November 2021, and stated [redacted] would have described [redacted] as a skeptic. Since that time, [redacted] has made repeated observations behind [redacted] residence, and would like to understand what [redacted] is observing. [redacted] has lived at [redacted] residence since 2006 and had not seen any anomalous lights or activity behind [redacted] property prior to [redacted] first observation in November 2021. [redacted] had not made attempts to discuss [PAGE 3] Title: [redacted] Contact with [redacted] Re: [redacted] 10/[redacted]/2024 what [redacted] was seeing with [redacted] neighbors due to not wanting to alarm them or give them the wrong impression. However [redacted] had one conversation with [redacted] neighbor to the south who stated that they had also seen strange lights in the tree line behind their house. [redacted] also stated that [redacted] rarely witnessed any human activity in the nature area, and no activity that would explain what [redacted] is seeing. [redacted] stated [redacted] wants to protect [redacted] family's privacy, as well as being courteous to [redacted] neighbors, so [redacted] does not want this information regarding [redacted] observations to become public. [redacted] had personal travel planned to [redacted] and [redacted] had proposed an in-person meeting in [redacted] which will likely not occur. This information was relayed to FBI [redacted] to establish local contact, and any potential ongoing contact with [redacted] in [redacted].
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Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo