Super-hot orbs chased US fighter jets in terrifying close encounter reported in UFO files
The UFO files have revealed chilling encounters involving swarms of mysterious orbs chasing US military aircraft and sightings of four-foot-tall beings emerging from unidentified craft.
The bombshell FBI documents, released by the Trump administration, detailed incidents spanning decades, from humanoid occupants reported in the 1960s to a dramatic confrontation involving intelligence agents last year.
One heavily redacted FBI report described a senior US intelligence officer recounting a nighttime mission in a remote mountain range near a classified government site.
According to the report, intelligence personnel, federal agents and helicopter crews were dispatched after local staff repeatedly reported seeing strange glowing 'orbs' and hearing loud 'thuds' near the mountains.
But when the team arrived, they allegedly encountered swarms of highly maneuverable objects that appeared extremely hot on thermal cameras despite flying through the darkness.
The report stated that the unidentified orbs easily outran military helicopters before later pursuing fighter aircraft called in to intercept them.
At one point during the encounter, a co-pilot aboard the lead helicopter reportedly watched one orb split into two separate objects before another object suddenly 'emerged' from the formation and shot away at high speed.
Another section of the FBI records detailed alleged encounters with mysterious crewmen said to be between three and a half and four feet tall, 'wearing what appear to be space suits and helmets,' who reportedly exited unidentified flying objects.
A UFO that resembles a football in Japan in 2024 was part of today's release of the UFO files
A UFO that resembles a football in Japan in 2024 was part of today's release of the UFO files
Another shows a bright circular object within a military targeting reticle, although officials said the description should not be interpreted as confirmation of the object's nature or significance
Another shows a bright circular object within a military targeting reticle, although officials said the description should not be interpreted as confirmation of the object's nature or significance
Also in Friday's release were images taken by Apollo 12 astronauts while on the Moon
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A redacted report from the FBI interviewing an intelligence officer who witnessed multiple orb-shaped UFOs chasing military jets during a classified mission
A redacted report from the FBI interviewing an intelligence officer who witnessed multiple orb-shaped UFOs chasing military jets during a classified mission
Using night-vision goggles and FLIR thermal cameras, the 2025 intelligence team spotted the first 'super-hot' glowing orb hovering near the ground around 10pm local time.
The intelligence officer revealed that the UFO moved extremely fast before splitting into two objects. Pilots reported that it was too quick for the helicopters to chase.
Roughly 16 minutes later, a large swarm of lights which was described as containing 'too many to count' appeared and flew around in all directions, mostly heading south.
Within ten minutes of this gathering, multiple groups of the bright orbs began to emit light in all directions. The report described the objects as oval-shaped and orange with a white or yellow center.
The orb swarm then 'flared up' or brightened one at a time in a horizontal line, stayed stationary for ten to 15 seconds, then 'flared down' or dimmed in reverse order and disappeared.
The agent told the FBI that this happened several times; sometimes with two orbs and other times with four or six, and sometimes with the UFOs forming up in a triangle formation.
Some orbs appeared very close to the helicopter, getting within ten feet, while others hovered directly over the squadron of military training aircraft sent to assist the intelligence team.
When the five fighter jets arrived, the orbs seemed to break away from the helicopters and pursued the jets at high speed.
A video appears to show a glowing object resembling an 'eight-pointed star' with uneven arms moving across the sky, which almost seemed to shape-shift in mid-air
A video appears to show a glowing object resembling an 'eight-pointed star' with uneven arms moving across the sky, which almost seemed to shape-shift in mid-air
A redacted report from the FBI interviewing an intelligence officer who witnessed multiple orb-shaped UFOs chasing military jets during a classified mission
A redacted report from the FBI interviewing an intelligence officer who witnessed multiple orb-shaped UFOs chasing military jets during a classified mission
A redacted report from the FBI interviewing an intelligence officer who witnessed multiple orb-shaped UFOs chasing military jets during a classified mission
A redacted report from the FBI interviewing an intelligence officer who witnessed multiple orb-shaped UFOs chasing military jets during a classified mission
The lead helicopter search team kept chasing orb sightings until they ran low on fuel and had to return to base around 11.30pm.
The decades-old FBI memo provides even more shocking revelations hinting at mysterious crewmen emerging from a UFO.
The memo is an internal FBI document dated October 19, 1966, sent from the bureau’s San Francisco office to FBI Director J Edgar Hoover under the subject line 'Unidentified Flying Objects.'
The major focus is the book Flying Saucers – Serious Business by Frank Edwards, which the FBI described as a possible contributor to the growing public fascination and controversy surrounding UFOs.
'The book describes UFOs as polished metal objects, radiating heat and light (sufficient to have burned witnesses who were too near), and emitting some force field that interferes with electromagnetic instruments and power sources,' the document reads.
'Colors range from brilliant white to dull reds and brilliant orange. Some objects have carried blind striking lights.
'There are three basic shapes: 1) zeppelin-shaped ships up to 300 feet long; 2) disk-shaped objects ranging from a few feet in diameter to 100 feet, with many reported at about 30 feet in diameter; and 3) egg-shaped objects, which, according to the author, are the ones most recently sighted.'
According to the file, wreckage from crashed saucers had supposedly been recovered on at least three separate occasions.
One material was described as a magnesium alloy, another as pure magnesium and a third as an 'exceptionally hard unknown metal.'
The document claimed the material contained 'thousands of 15-micron metal spheres throughout' and showed evidence of micro-meteorite impacts on its surface.
The file also referenced witness claims involving apparent occupants of the mysterious craft.
'A few witnesses have reported seeing crewmen who had landed from the objects,' the report stated, describing the alleged beings as 'three and a half to four feet tall, wearing what appear to be space suits and helmets.'
An FBI memo discussing witness reports of beings emerging from a UFO
An FBI memo discussing witness reports of beings emerging from a UFO
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