Four or five orbs in horizontal formation over mountains
Document coverPage 1 of USPER Statement about UAP Sighting · View original on war.gov
A helicopter crew observed four or five orbs appear in a horizontal formation over mountains above military aircraft, flaring up and down in sequence over approximately 10-15 seconds.
“At approximately 2228 hours [redacted] [CALL SIGN 1] - [WITNESS 1] (naked eye) and the pilots (NVG) spotted four or five orbs (similar to the orbs that were in close proximity to the helicopter) appear to the west over the mountains above the [MILITARY AIRCRAFT]. The orbs flared up one at a time in a horizontal formation and after approximately ten – fifteen seconds, flared down in the opposite order.”
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Case details
- Date
- [redacted] 2025, approximately 2228 hours
- Precision
- year
- Location
- west over the mountains above [MILITARY AIRCRAFT]
- Country
- United States
- Branch
- USN
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- orbs
- Duration
- 15s
Source document
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF STATE
File: USPER Statement about UAP Sighting
Case ID: UNDATED-USN-846922
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