Description

I’m an FAA-certified drone pilot. On October 30 2025, I flew my DJI Mavic 3 at about 300 ft above a mountain top near Castle Hot Springs, Arizona, fully in compliance with FAA regulations and all local laws. While shooting what began as a standard high-altitude desert panorama, I captured something unexpected: a light orb or sphere, flying at high speed across the desert sky, no visible propulsion, no engine noise, and most unusually, it seemed to morph or shift shape slightly mid-flight and do flips. A fighter-jet appeared at high altitude and followed the object (not in sight in the clip).

The footage is in 4K, unmanned aerial, captured under legal conditions, and I believe it qualifies as a genuine unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) sighting worth discussion. I’ve uploaded the clip so you can judge its authenticity.

Time: Oct 30 2025 around 12pm
Location: Mountain summit near Castle Hot Springs, Arizona, USA
Altitude: ~300 ft above ground level
Equipment: DJI Mavic 3
Description of object: light sphere/orb, high speed, no visible thrust or wings, possible shape-morphing, followed by a jet at high altitude.

I’m posting this here because the object was captured airborne with a drone and appears highly anomalous. I welcome any constructive analysis, skeptical or otherwise, tell me what you think it might be

Thanks in advance for serious, respectful discussion.