Overview
UFO researcher and author Robert Hastings has highlighted a reported encounter involving glowing, plasma-like orbs that appeared conscious and allegedly communicated telepathically. Hastings presented the account in response to remarks attributed to former U.S. Air Force officer and intelligence official David Grusch during a June 9, 2026, UAP/NHI press conference on Capitol Hill.
The claims described by both Grusch and Hastings remain un independently verified in the available material. No government documentation, scientific evidence or corroborating witnesses are provided to establish that the entities were extraterrestrial, sentient or composed of plasma.
Grusch’s “Sentient Plasmoid Life” Comment
According to Hastings’ account, a reporter asked Grusch how many types of non-human entities had allegedly been identified. Grusch reportedly responded: “I don’t have the compendium [that I can present to you today, however,] it’s a continuum from corporeal bipedal type life to what I would consider sentient plasmoid life. But there are several [species] that the US government is aware of.”
The phrase “sentient plasmoid life” generally refers to a speculative concept involving self-organizing, energy-based entities rather than biological organisms. A plasmoid, in established physics, is a relatively self-contained structure of plasma—a hot, ionized state of matter—often associated with magnetic fields. In UAP discussions, however, the term has been extended to describe alleged glowing spheres or “orbs” that some researchers believe could possess intelligence.
Hastings cited information generated through Google’s Gemini AI, which characterized the “living plasma” hypothesis as an idea proposed by some UAP researchers. That description also emphasized that plasma-based life has not been demonstrated scientifically and that reports of glowing orbs may result from atmospheric phenomena, lens flare, camera artifacts or other conventional causes.
The Witness Account
Hastings said that, during decades of research into alleged links between UAP and nuclear weapons facilities, he had been contacted by people who described encounters with plasma-like orbs. According to Hastings, several witnesses believed the objects displayed consciousness and communicated with them telepathically. He added that two of those individuals are internationally known but requested anonymity, while none of the people who shared such experiences wished to be publicly identified.
One witness, whom Hastings calls “Amanda,” reportedly contacted him in 2022. He described her as a respected administrator in the information-technology field. Amanda said the incident occurred in the fall of 1992, although she did not record the exact date.
In the account quoted by Hastings, Amanda and her husband were preparing to leave for dinner. After her husband opened the front door, he briefly returned inside to retrieve something. Amanda walked to the passenger side of their car and attempted to open the door, only to discover that it was locked. The source material ends during this portion of her recollection and does not provide the remainder of the alleged encounter or details of the claimed communication.
Evidence and Context
The account illustrates the continuing divide between personal testimony and independently testable evidence in UAP reporting. Witness credibility can be relevant when assessing an allegation, but an unnamed witness’s interpretation of an unusual light or object cannot by itself establish its physical nature or prove telepathy.
For now, Grusch’s reported reference to sentient plasmoid life and Hastings’ account remain allegations requiring corroboration. Any assessment would benefit from contemporaneous records, additional witnesses, sensor data and independent scientific analysis.
