FBI-UAP-D043, FD-302, Unidentified Aerial Object Observation Report, 2026

[PAGE 1] FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) - 1 of 2 - OFFICIAL RECORD [seal, illegible] [REDACTED] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry [REDACTED] 2026 [REDACTED] On or about [REDACTED]/2026, FBI [REDACTED]: [REDACTED] received from [REDACTED] Special Agent [REDACTED] a written statement co-signed by [REDACTED] Special Agent [REDACTED] The statement will be attached to this FD-302 and is provided verbatim below for ease of reading: "Unidentified Aerial Object Observation Report evening of [REDACTED]26 "On [REDACTED] 2026, at approximately 1923 hours, [REDACTED] Special Agent [REDACTED] stationed at [REDACTED] called out a detection for a thermally elevated aerial object located west of his position at an estimated bearing of 251 degrees. I, [REDACTED] Special Agent [REDACTED], and [REDACTED] Special Agent [REDACTED] stationed several miles to the west at [REDACTED] Based on this notification, I, accompanied by [REDACTED] ran from the eastern side of our observation post to the western side in an attempt to collect further data related to the detection from Observation Post 6. We initiated a visual survey of the western horizon and almost immediately observed a substantial, nonreflective, dark black triangular object most resembling a delta wing drone. We estimated the object's wingspan at approximately nine to fifteen feet, its depth at six to nine feet, and its thickness at one to two feet. I viewed the object through a handheld thermal device and noted it appeared hotter than ambient temperature with a completely consistent thermal signature across the entire airframe and no visible exhaust gases, while [REDACTED] tracked the object unaided for the duration of the sighting. "We both observed the object ascend vertically over a ridge line situated approximately 3.2 miles west of our location on a heading of about 268 degrees. The object climbed to approximately 200 feet above the ridge line, [REDACTED] Investigation on [REDACTED]/2026 at [REDACTED] United States [REDACTED] File # [REDACTED] Date drafted [REDACTED] 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] Statement of [REDACTED]SA [REDACTED] and Continuation of FD-302 of [REDACTED], On [REDACTED]/2026, Page 2 of 2 then transitioned from vertical to horizontal flight at a very significant velocity, approaching our position, then descending southeast into the [REDACTED] along [REDACTED] We lost visual contact while the object was flying along this [REDACTED] at an estimated range of about 1.5 miles from our position. The total duration of the sighting was approximately three seconds. Throughout the observation, neither [REDACTED] nor I detected any auditory output from the unmanned aerial system. "Co-signed SA [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [PAGE 3] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [PAGE 4] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [PAGE 5] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [PAGE 6] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [PAGE 7] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [PAGE 8] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [PAGE 9] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [PAGE 10] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [PAGE 11] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan]