Declassified UAP case filesFBI-UAP-D005DECLASSIFIED · R03Contains redactions

FBI-UAP-D005, FD-1057-04, Northeastern United States, 2024

Incident date
October, 2024
Incident location
Northeastern United States
Agency
FBI
File type
Document
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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 documents an October 2024 interview with a US person regarding several incidents potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena in the northeastern United States over the previous three years. The subject matter described in files FBI-UAP-D004 through FBI-UAP-D008 and depicted in the video footage FBI-UAP-PR001 through FBI-UAP-PR003 corresponds to reports originating from the same general area in the northeastern United States.

AI summary

FBI-UAP-D005 is an FD-1057 Electronic Communication (UAP Division), 3 pages, titled "Interview of [witness, redacted]" dated 10/2024, recording an FBI interview conducted at an FBI office. The witness, employed at a facility described only by redacted details, discussed a presentation and videos previously provided to the FBI and stated they had spoken with fellow and former employees about sightings observed from their property. Their first UAP sighting involved a light outside a back window that the witness initially mistook for someone with a flashlight; upon going outside, a single light split into two or three lights forming a triangular pattern with a light in the center, lasting roughly ten minutes -- during which the witness got someone else to also see it, and an accidental smartphone flash photo caused the lights to immediately disappear. A separate sighting on 03/2022 at a different location was also described, with sightings typically occurring at dusk or night, the light appearing to morph and move laterally. The witness recounted contacting a former employee of an unspecified organization via LinkedIn, who told them the observations were "legitimate" and that "people have been hurt by these things." The witness described a vehicle incident in which a light caused the vehicle's electronics to shut off, then turn back on after about two minutes, with a passenger present. Living at the current property since 2021 (previously about five miles away), the witness reported having seen hundreds of these lights, with numerous videos/photos available to share, corroborated by other visitors to the property; activity had increased since September, with shorter bursts more recently and frequent video corruption when attempting to record. The witness described cross-referencing sighting timestamps and light azimuths against ADS-B flight-tracking data to rule out aircraft, and acknowledged having no prior interest in UAPs, noting their account might sound "weird or crazy."

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Transcript(3 of 3 pages legible)

[PAGE 1] OFFICIAL RECORD FD-1057 (Rev. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Electronic communication Title: Interview of [witness, redacted] Date: 10/[date]/2024 From: [redacted] Contact: [redacted] Approved By: [redacted] Drafted By: [redacted] Case ID: [redacted] Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) -- Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) Synopsis: Interview of [witness, redacted] Details: On 10/[date]/2024, [witness] was interviewed at the FBI [office]. [Witness] is currently employed by and works primarily in [a facility, redacted]. [Witness] spoke to a presentation and videos that were previously provided to the FBI. [Witness] has spoken with fellow and former employees about the sightings observed from [their] property in [location, redacted]. [Witness] stated that [their] first UAP sighting was on [date, redacted] -- [a light] [PAGE 2] outside of [the] back window. Initially, [witness] believed someone was in [their] yard with a flashlight bobbing around. When [witness] went outside, [they] observed a singular light that eventually split into two or three lights. This formed a triangular pattern with a light in the center and remained for approximately ten minutes. [Witness] got [someone else] to see what [they were] seeing as well. [Witness], while filming on [a] smartphone, accidentally took a flash photo and the lights immediately disappeared. Speaking to a sighting on 03/[date] 2022, [witness] played a video that was previously provided to the FBI and explained that the location of this sighting was not in the same location. [Witness] stated that the UAP sightings that [they observe] are typically at dusk or at night and the light observed appears to morph and move laterally. [Witness] first reached out to [a contact], formerly of [an organization], through LinkedIn to speak about what [witness] had observed from [their] home. In conversations with [this contact], [witness] was told that what [witness] was observing was legitimate and that "people have been hurt by these things" [account continues, describing a vehicle incident] and [a] passenger. After about two minutes the light went away and the vehicle's electronics turned back on. [Witness] has lived at [their] current property since 2021 but previously lived about five miles from [their] current home. [Witness] stated that [they have] seen hundreds of these lights from [their] property and has numerous videos and photos that [witness] was willing to share. [Witness] also stated that others who have visited [their] property have seen these lights as well. [Witness] stated that [they have] seen more activity since September. The sightings have not always been as long as [the] initial sighting in 2021. There have been shorter bursts and it is common to have corrupted video when trying to record these sightings. [PAGE 3] Title: Interview of [witness, redacted] Re: 10/2024 [Witness] explained how [they] used ADS-B data to try to disprove what [they were] seeing as aircraft flying overhead. [Witness] explained that [they] cross-referenced date and time stamps with ADS-B records to determine which sightings may be aircraft. [Witness] would then determine the azimuth of the lights and check the ADS-B data. [Witness] acknowledged throughout the interview that [they had] never had an interest in UAPs and that a lot of what [they] said may seem weird or crazy.

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

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