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FBI UFO Sighting, September 2023: Interview 003

Official file: FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 003

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Incident date
9/1/23
Incident location
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Key facts

Document type
Document
Agency
FBI
Released in
R01 · 2026-05-08
Incident date
9/1/23
Incident location
United States
Coordinates
39.7837304, -100.445882
Pages legible
2/2
VIRIN
260508-O-D0360-1054

Official description

This is an FBI 302 interview conducted with a US citizen regarding their first-hand account of a UAP encounter at a US test site. USPER described an object "metallic bronze in color."

✦ AI summary

This is a 2-page FBI Form FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10), an interview report with date of entry 10/[redacted]/2023, concerning a September 2023 UAP sighting. An FBI Special Agent and two other interviewers (names redacted) interviewed a witness via Facetime video. The witness said that on a September 2023 date at around 9:00 am he was driving east to a test site to acquire data for LiDAR testing, in a convoy that included an F150, a GMC AT4 and a sprinter van. After the vehicles drove through a couple of gates, he saw a bright light over the horizon. The light was stationary in the air, then started moving to the right and then disappeared. It was bright white, was visible for ten seconds and stayed the same size throughout; he thought it was ten to twenty miles away and noticed no interference with his vehicle. He pointed the light out to another person, who looked in the wrong direction; a further occupant was tall with his seat leaned back and was not in a good position to see it. One was indifferent to the light until they reached the first test site, where two others said they had seen it too. Page 2 is a one-line continuation noting that the witness thought the light might have been a meteor coming straight toward them and burning up in the atmosphere. Names, exact dates and locations are redacted. The document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI.

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[PAGE 1] FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) - 1 of 2 - [redacted]/[redacted] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OFFICIAL RECORD Date of entry 10/[redacted]/2023 ([redacted]) On September [redacted] 2023, [redacted] and [redacted] and FBI Special Agent [redacted] interviewed [redacted] via Facetime video ([redacted] was in [redacted] at the time of the interview). After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, [redacted] provided the following information: ([redacted]) [redacted] ([redacted]) On September [redacted] 2023 at around 9:00 am, [redacted] was at [redacted] driving east to a test site to acquire data for LiDAR testing with [redacted] and [redacted] were driving an F150. [redacted] was behind them, driving a GMC AT4 with [redacted] as his passenger. [redacted] was behind them driving a sprinter van. ([redacted]) The vehicles drove through a couple of gates and [redacted] saw a bright light over the horizon. The light was stationary in the air, then started moving to the right and then disappeared. [redacted] could see the light through the top right of the vehicle's windshield. The light was bright white and was visible for ten seconds before it disappeared. The light stayed the same size throughout the incident. [redacted] thought the light was ten to twenty miles away. [redacted] did not notice any interference with his vehicle. ([redacted]) [redacted] pointed the light out to [redacted] but [redacted] looked in the wrong direction. [redacted] was also tall and had his seat leaned back so he was not in a good position to see the light. [redacted] was indifferent to the light until they got to the first test site and [redacted] and [redacted] said they saw it too. Investigation on 09/[redacted]/2023 at [redacted] United States (Other (Facetime Video)) File # [redacted] Date drafted 10/[redacted]/2023 by [redacted] This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. [PAGE 2] FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) [redacted]/[redacted] ([redacted]) September [redacted] 2023 [redacted] UAP Continuation of FD-302 of [redacted], On 09/[redacted]/2023, Page 2 of 2 ([redacted]) [redacted] thought the light might have been a meteor coming straight toward them and burning up in the atmosphere.

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Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo

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