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Stationary Orb Formation Near Helicopter Rotor Disk

late 2025·mountains on the test range·USAF·unresolved

The crew observed two large oval-shaped orange orbs with white or yellow centers that were stationary just above the helicopter's rotor disk, followed by two or three additional orbs forming a T-formation below them, emitting light in all directions for 10-15 seconds.

“Through NVGx, the pilots and I (using the naked eye) observed two large orbs flare up side-by-side, close to the helicopter – stationary and just above the rotor disk to our right. They were oval-shaped, orange with a white or yellow center, and emitted light in all directions. After a few seconds, a third orb flared up below the pair, followed by a fourth below that, forming a total of four or five in a "T" formation under the original two.”

Verbatim from ODNI-UAP-D001.pdf · View original on war.gov

Case details

Date
late 2025
Date exactness
Not exact
Location
mountains on the test range
Country
United States
Branch
USAF
Unit
Joint Operations Center (JOC)
Sensors
eyewitness
Shape
oval-shaped, orange with white or yellow center
Size
large
Altitude
700 ft
Duration
15s

Source document

Agency: Office of the Director of National Intelligence

File: ODNI-UAP-D001.pdf

Case ID: UNDATED-USAF-8AFE60

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