FBI-UAP-D026, FD-302, “Dark Translucent Triangle,” 2023
Official description
This document is an FBI FD-302, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uses to record interviews. This FD-302 records a January 2026 interview with a former employee of the Department of War, in which the interviewee describes an incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in October 2023. An FBI digital rendering based upon the observer’s description accompanies this document, under the title FBI-UAP-D027.
✦ AI summary
A 3-page FD-302 documents an FBI interview conducted by an Intelligence Analyst and a Supervisory Special Agent, dated January 2026; the witness's name and the exact October 2023 incident date are redacted throughout. The witness described observing an object at approximately 10:50 PM while sitting on the back porch of his Colorado Springs, Colorado residence with his wife: a low-altitude object (estimated around 300 feet, roughly the size of a large SUV) that flew over the house from the northeast toward the southwest, appearing translucent and triangular with rounded edges, as if seen through mist or underwater ripples. The object was dark gray or silver, moved silently in a straight line at constant altitude with a point facing forward, and showed a silverish-blue band of light along its trailing edge, which the witness speculated might relate to propulsion. Just before it disappeared from view after about four seconds, its left side banked up sharply to near-vertical without changing path or altitude; the witness, familiar with normal and military aircraft near his home, said it matched nothing he had seen, and his wife, also a witness, recalled a dark seam around its edge.
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[PAGE 1] -1 of 3- FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry 0 1 2026 On January (i, 2026 NN vas interviewed EE by Intelligence Analyst fF ssssiCS*S and Supervisory Special Agent P| After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, f provided the following information: On October J, 2023 at approximately 10:50 PM, QJ and his wife were sitting on the back porch of their residence located at [Ey P| Colorado Springs, Colorado. The porch faces toward the southwest, and he and his wife were sitting with their backs towards the house. fF did not remember seeing many stars in the sky that night even though the sky was clear. As P| was looking up, he suddenly noticed that invesignion on 01/9/2026 1 TT MEM united states i by This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. [t 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) Continuation of FD-302 of J Interview of ,On O1fM/2026 page 2 Of 3 something had flown over his house from behind him, coming from the northeast, and was moving away from him towards the southwest. The UAP appeared low in elevation, possibly as low as 300 feet. He estimated it was roughly the size of a large SUV based on his elevation estimation. From J viewing perspective, at arm’s length, the UAP appeared to be the size of the space between his thumb and pointer finger, which he approximated as 5 inches. fF did not think he would have noticed the UAP if it was a cloudy night. [RJ first noticed the object’s movement before actually seeing its silhouette. When fs first spotted the UAP he thought it appeared almost see-through, and it had what appeared to be a haze or distortion around it. He further described it appearing as if you were looking at it through mist; and that there were ripples like you were looking at an object that is underwater. The UAP looked like a perfect triangle, however because of his viewing angle, he couldn’t definitively say whether it was isosceles or equilateral in shape. Ps stated the UAP could have been either dark gray or silver in color which would have blended into the night sky, and with the surrounding distortion, it may have caused it to have the appearance of being translucent. [J thought the triangle had rounded edges and corners, but stated the distortion around the UAP may have made the edges less sharp in appearance. The UAP traveled away from him and his wife with a point forward-facing. As it traveled away from them, along the trailing, flat, back edge, it had what appeared to be a band of silverish blue light. MN bypothesized that the light could have been caused by the mode of propulsion for the UAP. The UAP moved in a straight path at a consistent elevation. It moved very quickly and covered a large distance in the short time they observed the UAP. Just before they lost sight of the UAP, the left side of the triangle banked up quickly to an almost vertical orientation, but it did not change path or elevation. The UAP was completely silent, and QR cid not feel any rumble, static, or any other effects from the object as it passed over him. Fs residence was near an airport and he frequently observed aircraft, including private planes and helicopters, flying over his house. He was very familiar with how a normal aircraft should appear and sound flying over his house. [J witnessed the UAP for a total of four seconds from when he initially saw it to when he lost sight of it to the southwest, potentially over PF ee . The UAP disappeared from his visual sight sooner than JJ expected it should have. fF stated the entirety of the observation was so quick he did not have a chance to get his phone out to take a photo or video. [PAGE 3] FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) Continuation of FD-302 of J Interview of On 01/9/2026 page 3 of 3 P was very familiar with all USAF aircraft, including the latest unmanned drones. The UAP he and his wife observed did not match anything he encountered before. The UAP was only a triangle without any extra wings, fins, or any bubble for the engine housing. [iy Immediately following the event, both P| and his wife, who also witnessed the UAP, went inside to separate rooms and P fF PO P| wife remembered seeing a dark seem running around the edge of the UAP, [jis
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Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo
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