DOW-UAP-D078, Notional Map: Western United States Event
Official description
This image is a notional representation of four incidents reportedly involving unidentified anomalous phenomena in the western United States, as seen from above. This illustration depicts multiple incidents reported by U.S. federal law enforcement special agents over a period of several days in October 2023.
✦ AI summary
DOW-UAP-D078 is a single-page notional/illustrative map graphic released by the Department of War alongside the AARO Western United States Event case documents. Its caption text explains it is a notional representation, seen from above, of four incidents reportedly involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States, all reported by U.S. federal law enforcement special agents over several days in October 2023. It briefly labels the four incidents: Incident 1 is the "Orbs Launching Orbs" event (detailed in the companion memo DOW-UAP-D077); the map text also describes agents reporting a large "fiery orb" projected against a ridgeline at an approximate distance of 1,000 yards; Incident 3, "Dark Kite," in which agents reported observing a thin, dark, kite-shaped object featuring one red light and one white light at close range; and Incident 4, "Translucent Kite," in which agents reported observing a translucent kite-shaped object at close range. A note states all images were artificially generated using genai.mil, that the depicted phenomena are enlarged and not to relative scale, distances are not to scale, and all locations shown are notional and do not accurately represent the real relative positions of observers or reported phenomena.
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[PAGE 1] [Map/illustration graphic — not machine-readable as an image, only caption text extracted] This image is a notional representation of four incidents reportedly involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States, as seen from above. This illustration depicts multiple incidents reported by U.S. federal law enforcement special agents over a period of several days in October 2023. Agents reported observing a large "fiery orb" projected against a ridgeline at an approximate distance of 1,000 yards. Incident 3: "Dark Kite" — Agents reported observing a "thin or dark kite-shaped object" featuring one red light and one white light at a close estimated range. Incident 4: "Translucent Kite" — Agents reported observing a "translucent kite-shaped object" at a close estimated range. Note: All images were artificially generated using https://genai.mil/. Phenomena are enlarged for illustrative purposes and are not to relative scale. Distances are not to scale. All locations are notional, and do not accurately represent the relative position of the observers or reported phenomena.
Generated with AI from the official file — may contain errors.
Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo