Comedian and television personality Howie Mandel recently shared a video (see below) capturing mysterious luminous orbs at 45,000 feet over Texas. The footage, recorded from inside an aircraft cockpit, has left professional pilots searching for answers.

The video shows what appear to be bright, spherical objects exhibiting behavior that defies conventional explanation. The orbs materialize suddenly, hover without visible propulsion systems, and then vanish as quickly as they appear.

At one point, a single bright object emerges against the dark sky, only to disappear moments later. Shortly after, two more similar objects appear in a different location, repeating the same enigmatic behavior before fading from view.

What makes this footage particularly compelling is the reaction of the pilots, whose audible bewilderment underscores the strangeness of the event.

These are seasoned professionals with thousands of flight hours, intimately familiar with the appearance of aircraft, weather phenomena, and celestial bodies at high altitudes. Their confusion suggests they were witnessing something entirely outside their experience.

The objects did not appear to register on the aircraft’s radar systems. If they had, the pilots would likely have been alerted to their presence before spotting them visually. This absence of radar detection raises questions about the nature of the objects and their potential capabilities.

The characteristics of these UAPs—luminous orbs appearing in groups, demonstrating rapid movement, and exhibiting apparent cloaking abilities—align with numerous other reports from around the world. Witnesses have described similar objects in various colors, including white, orange, and amber.