The Pentagon on Friday released a new group of documents and videos related to UFOs, or UAPs, with 72 more documents, images and recordings.

WASHINGTON — US officials have figured out a location in the Northeast where unexplained glowing orbs frequently appear in the night sky, putting them on the verge of solving a longstanding UFO mystery.

The Pentagon has released a trove of new images and videos featuring mysterious orbs, dots and unidentified flying objects as part of its rollout of files related to UFOs and potential extraterrestrial activity.

The Pentagon releases scores of UFO files with reported sightings of spheres, discs and fireballs spanning nearly 80 years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A remote-controlled drone over an ocean shoreline. - Credit: Getty Images For the past month, residents of the northeast and mid-Atlantic U.S. have made thousands of reports and social ...