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FBI UFO Sighting, September 2023: Interview 005

Official file: FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 005

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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-D0360-1056

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 a "bright light over the horizon."

✦ AI summary

This is a redacted two-page FBI FD-302 report of a Facetime video interview about a September 2023 UAP sighting. The interviewee, who had ten to fifteen hours as a drone pilot, was with three other contractors and one more person for LiDAR tests, traveling in three vehicles driving south around 7:30 am with the sun in the east and good visibility. At a gate that was giving trouble, he saw a linear, metallic/gray object with a super bright white light on its east side, bright enough to see bands within the light. It had no wings or exhaust, was smaller than a 737 (one to two Blackhawk helicopters in length) and definitely bigger than a drone, about 5000 feet above ground level, moving east to west parallel to the ground. It was visible for five to ten seconds, then the light went out and the object vanished; it kept the same size and light intensity throughout. No interference with the vehicles was noticed, and another person was annoyed because the airspace had been restricted for their drone tests. That night a storm took out the TV in his hotel room; he checked that other hotel TVs were also out, and he had weird dreams and trouble sleeping for the first two nights. The document states it contains no recommendations or 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 stamp: Document participants have digitally signed. All signatures have been verified by a certified FBI information system.] Date of entry 10/[redacted]/2023 ([redacted]/[redacted]) On September [redacted] 2023, [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] and [redacted] [redacted] and FBI Special Agent [redacted] [redacted] interviewed [redacted] [redacted] [redacted]-[redacted]-[redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted]-[redacted]-[redacted] [redacted] [redacted]@[redacted]. via Facetime video. [redacted] a [redacted] [redacted] with [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] sat in on the interview ([redacted] and [redacted] were 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] was a [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] in the [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] of [redacted] [redacted] [redacted]. He'd been an [redacted] since [redacted] and had ten to fifteen hours as a drone pilot. ([redacted]/[redacted]) On September [redacted] 2023 [redacted] was at [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] with three other contractors and [redacted] [redacted] for LiDAR tests with [redacted]. After receiving a [redacted] [redacted] the five of them got into three vehicles with [redacted] driving the first vehicle and [redacted] as her passenger. ([redacted]/[redacted]) The three vehicles began driving south around 7:30 am. The sun was in the east with good visibility. ([redacted]/[redacted]) The three vehicles came to a gate that was giving [redacted] trouble. At about three quarters of the windshield up, [redacted] saw a linear object with a super bright light on the east side of the object. The light was bright white and bright enough to see bands within the light. The object was metallic / gray in color. It did not have any wings or exhaust. The object was smaller than a 737, one to two Blackhawk helicopters in length and was definitely bigger than a drone. The object was approximately 5000 feet above ground level, and moved east to west parallel to the ground. The object was visible for five to ten seconds and then the light went out and the object vanished. The sky was clear and [redacted] couldn't find the object again. [redaction block — signature/handling block] [redacted]/[redacted] Investigation on 09/[redacted]/2023 at [redacted] [redacted] United States (Other (Facetime Video)) File # [redacted]-[redacted]-[redacted] Date drafted 10/[redacted]/2023 by [redacted] [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) ( / The object stayed the same size and kept the same light intensity during the time observed it. He did not see the object as they were coming over the small bridge at the gate until they were going through the gate. did not notice any interference with their vehicles . ( / was annoyed when she first saw the object because the air space had been restricted for the drone tests they were going to conduct. in the second vehicle tried to get to see the object but was unsuccessful. ( / That night a storm came through and the TV went out in hotel room. He was still freaked out and went downstairs to make sure all the TVs were out in the hotel and not just his. had weird dreams and had trouble sleeping for the first two nights after he saw the object. / - - Continuation of FD-302 of ( / September 2023 UAP , On 09/ /2023 , Page 2 of 2 /

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