On Friday, the Pentagon quietly dropped a fresh batch of declassified UAP records, and tucked inside are some eyebrow-raising eyewitness videos from the Northeastern United States. The government case notes say the clips show glowing, orb-like lights captured in 2024 and 2025, including one "plasma-like sphere" that reportedly hovered above a pond for about 45 minutes before blinking out. The new cache is part of an ongoing federal declassification push that, for the first time, brings FBI, CIA and NASA material into full public view.
What's in the new release
The Department of War posted what it calls the third PURSUE release on June 12, adding another stack of previously classified UAP records to a public portal. This round totals 72 items, including 53 documents, 10 images, six videos and three NASA audio recordings, according to CBS News. All of it now sits on the government UAP site, open to anyone willing to click through.
Videos show 'orbs' in the Northeast
Several of the standout entries are civilian-shot videos. In the U.S. Department of War case files, a July 2025 incident labeled "Northeastern Orb Sighting" is described as two bright lights tracking across the sky in tight formation. An October 2024 clip, titled "Orbs Over the Pond," is logged as a "plasma-like sphere" that shifted shape as it hung in the air.
Government notes say witnesses reported no sound from the objects. Some accounts were gathered and checked by federal law enforcement, all within roughly a 25-mile radius. On the portal, those short videos sit alongside interview summaries and agency-produced renderings that attempt to visually reconstruct what witnesses and investigators described.
Where the records came from
The new packet pulls in material from several corners of the federal government, including submissions from the FBI, CIA, NASA and the Department of War, according to Reuters. Some FBI files pair witness interviews with digital renderings that aim to illustrate what agents recounted. Other entries are sensor recordings pulled from military systems.
Reuters notes that this June release follows two earlier batches published in May and sits under a broader transparency drive pushed by the current administration.
What remains unresolved
According to the U.S. Department of War, a significant number of the posted files carry an "unresolved" label. The trove also includes historical material, such as an early-1950s CIA scientific advisory panel that once urged an official policy of debunking UAP reports in order to tamp down public concern.
The modern analyst notes largely sidestep firm conclusions about what the objects are. Questions about technical details and how much weight to give individual witness accounts are left open, with the department saying additional tranches will continue to roll out on the portal over time.
Local reaction and what to watch
Local outlets jumped on the Northeastern clips almost as soon as they went live. The Quincy edition of Daily Voice highlighted the "Orbs Over the Pond" video and pointed to the portal statement that the releases follow a presidential directive to declassify UAP records.
For now, the government UAP site is the central hub for viewing the footage and reading the case files. Analysts say these newly public clips are likely to kick off fresh scrutiny, along with a new round of information requests from researchers and lawmakers who want to know what, if anything, the government can eventually prove about those quiet lights in the sky.
