FBI UFO witness narrative, Colorado Springs, 2022
Official file: FBI-UAP-D002, FD-1057, Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado Springs, 2022
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Key facts
- Official file ID
- FBI-UAP-D2 (cited as FBI-UAP-D002 in this file)
- Document type
- Document
- Agency
- FBI
- Released in
- R03 · 2026-06-12
- Incident date
- 2022
- Incident location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
- Coordinates
- 38.8339578, -104.825348
- Pages legible
- 2/2
- VIRIN
- 260508-O-D0360-1098
Official description
This document is an FBI FD-1057, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uses to record investigative activity. This FD-1057 contains a first-hand narrative description of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) reported near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The interviewee provided this statement to FBI special agents to aid in producing a digital artistic interpretation of the incident.
✦ AI summary
FBI-UAP-D002 is a two-page FBI FD-1057 Electronic Communication about a forensic sketch interview, dated July 2024. The interview took place in June 2024 at 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY, with a Special Agent and an Operational Projects Unit (OPU) forensic artist; the witness's identity is redacted. The witness, described as a former U.S. Army intelligence officer, reported that in February (year redacted), at approximately 11:25 am, he and four other members of his unit saw a UAP over the Cheyenne Mountains as they left their office building. He described a "blue bird" sky with no clouds, little humidity and a temperature of about 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The object was "potato" shaped with distinct edges, looked painted a creamy/whitish opalescent color, and was somewhat translucent with a slight shimmer. It appeared made of non-symmetrical, non-overlapping, irregularly shaped articulating panels, like fish scales; the object itself was perfectly still while the panels shifted in slow waves starting at different points at the same time. After about two minutes it vanished; the witness said it "cloaked" in the time it takes to turn a head, and there was no shadow. An initial sketch draft is enclosed, and the forensic artist will relay further drafts through the case agent to complete the final sketch.
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▸Transcript(2 of 2 pages legible)
[PAGE 1] FD-1057 (Rev. 5-8-10) [redacted] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Electronic Communication Title: [redacted] Forensic sketch interview of [redacted] Date: 07/[redacted]/2024 [redacted] on 7-[redacted]-24 From: [redacted] [redacted] Contact: [redacted] [redacted] Approved By: A/SSA [redacted] Drafted By: [redacted] Case ID #: [redacted] [redacted] [redacted]. [redacted] Synopsis: [redacted] Forensic sketch interview of [redacted] on 7-[redacted]-24 Reference: [redacted] Enclosure(s): Enclosed are the following items: 1. [redacted] [redacted] 2. [redacted] Sketch draft Details: On June [redacted], 2024, [redacted] [redacted] date of birth: [redacted] [redacted], home address: [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted], work address: [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] email address: [redacted] cellular telephone number [redacted] [redacted], was interviewed at 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278 by Special Agent (SA) [redacted] and Operational Projects Unit (OPU) forensic artist [redacted]. After being advised of the identities of the interviewing individuals, [redacted] provided the following information to aid in the forensic recreation of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) and its activity observed over Cheyenne Mountain [redacted] [redacted]: [redacted] [PAGE 2] [redacted] Title: [redacted] Forensic sketch interview of [redacted] on 7-[redacted]-24 Re: [redacted], 07/[redacted]/2024 On February [redacted] at approximately 11:25 am, [redacted] [redacted] a former U.S. Army intelligence officer, along with four other members of his unit, observed a UAP over the Cheyenne Mountains as they exited their office building. [redacted] described the day as the perfect "blue bird" sky as there were no clouds, little humidity, with a temperature of approximately 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The object was "potato" shaped with distinct edges and appeared to look painted in a creamy/whitish opalescent color. It was somewhat translucent with a slight shimmer. The object was made up of what can best be described as articulating fish scales or panels that were non- symmetrical, non-overlapping, and irregular shaped. The object itself was perfectly still but each panel on the object shifted in slow waves starting at different points of origin but at the same time. After approximately two minutes, the object vanished. [redacted] specifically stated that the object "cloaked" in the space of time it took to turn a head and there was no shadow. [redacted] and initial sketch draft are attached. Forensic artist [redacted] will relay additional sketch drafts through SA [redacted] to [redacted] in order to complete the final sketch product. [redacted] 2
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