- Newly released 2012 military footage shows three unidentified “orbs” executing coordinated, physics-defying maneuvers in the Persian Gulf, captured by a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone.
- The objects exhibited advanced capabilities, including instant acceleration without visible propulsion and an intelligent, “playful” formation flight where one orb was “slingshot” back into the lead position.
- This incident is part of a pattern of military encounters, notably including a 2024 event where a similar orb off Yemen survived a direct hit from a Hellfire missile and accelerated away at unprecedented speeds.
- The footage’s release highlights ongoing secrecy and frustration, as journalists and lawmakers criticize intelligence agencies for withholding UAP data from Congress and the public, eroding trust.
- These credible, military-recorded events suggest persistent, global incursions by objects with capabilities beyond known human technology, challenging official explanations and fueling demands for transparency.
A newly revealed U.S. military video from 2012 shows three unidentified objects exhibiting coordinated, physics-defying maneuvers over the volatile Persian Gulf, adding a significant piece of evidence to a growing dossier of unexplained aerial phenomena confronting American forces.
The minute-long infrared footage, captured by an MQ-9 Reaper drone operated by the U.S. Air Force on August 23, 2012, depicts three luminous “orbs” flying in a tight triangular formation. Investigative journalist Jeremy Corbell, who released the footage on the podcast “WEAPONIZED,” stated it was obtained from intelligence sources.
According to Corbell and co-host George Knapp, the Pentagon’s analysis described the lights as individual “orbs” flying in formation, rather than as a single triangular craft. The video shows one of the objects suddenly dropping behind the other two before being “slingshot” forward to retake the lead, all while maintaining precise, equal distances.
“The orbs appeared to be flying in an almost ‘playful’ manner and were intelligently coordinated,” Corbell noted, highlighting the absence of any visible wings, tails, fins or engine exhaust. The movement demonstrated a key “observable” behavior linked to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP): instant acceleration without visible means of propulsion.
As noted by BrightU.AI‘s Enoch, unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) are events in the sky, water or space that cannot be immediately identified as known objects or natural phenomena. They are the modern, broader term for UFOs, encompassing a wider range of mysterious incidents for scientific and governmental investigation.”
During the podcast’s Jan. 30 episode, Knapp explained that it was a military-recorded sensor-generated image that the government has labeled a UAP, adding that the footage wasn’t supposed to have been released to the public. The hosts stated the video was placed in a special archive for incidents involving objects clearly not identifiable as birds, balloons or conventional aircraft.
A real threat, or opportunity, that isn’t fully understood
The location of the sighting, the airspace between Saudi Arabia and Iran, is described as a modern hotspot for UAP activity. Corbell recounted an alleged incident where U.S. Navy personnel reported an unknown object flooding a ship’s bridge with such intense light that a commanding officer who had already raised her hand to shield her eyes couldn’t see her own hand in front of her face.
This 2012 footage joins a startling catalog of military-recorded encounters, most notably a separate event disclosed to Congress in 2024. During a House Oversight subcommittee hearing titled “Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection,” Rep. Eric Burlison presented declassified video from October 30, 2024.
That footage showed a U.S. Reaper drone firing a 100-pound Hellfire missile at a similar glowing orb off the coast of Yemen. The missile struck the object and ricocheted off harmlessly before the orb accelerated away at unprecedented speeds. Burlison later posted, “Greenlight given to engage; missile appears to be ineffective against the target. This is not science fiction. This is a real threat, or opportunity, that we don’t understand.”
These leaks occur against a backdrop of intense bipartisan frustration in Washington over intelligence agencies’ refusal to fully disclose UAP data, even to Congress. The WEAPONIZED hosts echoed this sentiment, with Knapp stating, “It must be frustrating for [Congress] to know that this kind of stuff exists and they’re not allowed to poke into it or get a glimpse of it at all.”
While the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) maintains there is no verifiable physical evidence of extraterrestrial technology, the steady stream of credible, military-sourced footage depicting objects with capabilities far beyond known human engineering continues to erode public trust and fuel demands for transparency.
The 2012 Persian Gulf orb video stands as a pivotal, earlier data point in an ongoing narrative of unexplained incursions into restricted airspace, suggesting these encounters are neither new nor isolated, but a persistent and global phenomenon.
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