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Location

Western United States

All 56 declassified cases list this as the incident's official location. Documented incidents span 1996 to 2026.

3 agencies are involved: Department of War, FBI, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The case files here include documents, videos, and images. 30 cases carry visible redactions.

Where these cases happened

FBI-UAP-D032, FD-302, “Slow-moving Objects,” 2026FBI-UAP-D033, FD-302, “Thermally Elevated Aerial Object,” 2026FBI-UAP-D037, FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026FBI-UAP-D038, Digital Rendering 1, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026FBI-UAP-D039, Digital Rendering 2, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026FBI-UAP-D040, FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026FBI-UAP-D041, Digital Rendering 1, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026FBI-UAP-D042, Digital Rendering 2, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026FBI-UAP-PR007, “Slow-moving Objects,” 2026ODNI-UAP-D001, USPER Narrative, Senior USIC OfficialFBI Photo B001FBI Photo B002FBI Photo B003FBI Photo B004FBI Photo B005FBI Photo B006FBI Photo B007FBI Photo B008FBI Photo B009FBI Photo B010FBI Photo B011FBI Photo B012FBI Photo B013FBI Photo B014FBI Photo B015FBI Photo B016FBI Photo B017FBI Photo B018FBI Photo B019FBI Photo B020FBI Photo B021FBI Photo B022FBI Photo B023FBI Photo B024DOW-UAP-D077, AARO Unresolved Case Analysis Update: Western United States EventDOW-UAP-D078, Notional Map: Western United States EventDOW-UAP-D079, Narrative Statement 1, Western United States Event, 2023DOW-UAP-D080, Narrative Statement 2, Western United States Event, 2023DOW-UAP-D081, Narrative Statement 3, Western United States Event, 2023DOW-UAP-D082, Narrative Statement 4, Western United States Event, 2023DOW-UAP-D083, Narrative Statement 5, Western United States Event, 2023FBI-UAP-D014, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 1-1, Western United States Event, 2023FBI-UAP-D015, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 1-2, Western United States Event, 2023FBI-UAP-D016, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-1, Western United States Event, 2023FBI-UAP-D017, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-2, Western United States Event, 2023FBI-UAP-D018, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-3, Western United States Event, 2023FBI-UAP-D019, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-4, Western United States Event, 2023FBI-UAP-D020, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-5, Western United States Event, 2023FBI-UAP-D021, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 1-3, Western United States Event, 2023FBI-UAP-D022, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-6, Western United States Event, 2026FBI-UAP-D023, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-7, Western United States Event, 2023FBI-UAP-PR005, Digital Recreation, Narrative Statement 3-1, Western United States Event, 2023FBI-UAP-PR006, Digital Recreation, Narrative Statement 3-2, Western United States Event, 2023Western US EventDOW-UAP-PR108, Unresolved UAP Report, Western United States, 2020DOW-UAP-PR113, Unresolved UAP Report, Western United States, 1996

Cases

File IDDateAgencyTypePages readOfficialExcerpt
FBI-UAP-D0322026FBIDocument2/2OfficialA 2-page FD-302, the FBI's standard interview report form, documenting the debriefing of a redacted witness on a date given only as 2026. The witness describes being alerted to a radio-frequency (RF) detection at roughly 10,000 feet MSL, a…
FBI-UAP-D0332026FBIDocument2/2OfficialA 2-page FD-302 built around a signed statement from a redacted FBI special agent, describing a follow-up observation on the evening of a redacted date in 2026 at the same general area referenced in a prior statement. While conducting obser…
FBI-UAP-D0372026FBIDocument3/3OfficialA 3-page FD-302 documenting an FBI interview, conducted by two special agents, of a redacted witness traveling with a companion on a redacted date in 2026. Driving toward a destination around 7:45 p.m. in rainy, overcast conditions, the wit…
FBI-UAP-D0382026FBIDocument0/1OfficialA digitally rendered reconstruction of a desert scene at dusk. A person stands in silhouette beside a dark SUV — its red tail lights lit — at the edge of a scrubland plateau, facing a mountain ridge under a hazy amber sunset sky. Above the…
FBI-UAP-D0392026FBIDocument0/3OfficialA digitally rendered reconstruction presented as a binocular / night-vision view — two overlapping circular fields with a teal-cyan tint. In the left field, a bright white glowing orb is encircled by concentric ring-shaped halos. The right…
FBI-UAP-D0402026FBIDocument2/2OfficialA 2-page FD-302 documenting a telephonic FBI interview of a redacted witness concerning events on a redacted date in 2026. While driving north for area reconnaissance after waiting out heavy rain at a gate, the witness noticed a red light a…
FBI-UAP-D0412026FBIDocument0/6OfficialSix-page PDF containing a sequence of digital renderings rather than a text document; none of the pages carries a text layer. All six frames share one fixed widescreen viewpoint: an open high-desert basin at dusk, with scrub and boulders in…
FBI-UAP-D0422026FBIDocument0/1OfficialA digitally rendered reconstruction presented as a binocular / night-vision view — two overlapping circular fields with a teal-cyan tint. A mountain range lines the horizon above a rocky desert foreground. A bright white light traces a curv…
FBI-UAP-PR0072026FBIVideoOfficialGrainy black-and-white footage of an open sky with a dark cloud bank across the upper portion of the frame, shot with no visible HUD, crosshair, telemetry, or censorship blocks, suggesting a plain recapture rather than a military sensor ove…
ODNI-UAP-D0012025Office of the Director of National IntelligenceDocument2/2OfficialA first-person narrative account (2 pages, complete document), released by ODNI as part of the PURSUE collection of UAP-related records, attributed to an unnamed 'senior U.S. intelligence officer' (USPER = U.S. Person, name withheld) descri…
fbi-photo-b001Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialFBI Photo B1 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no embedded OCR text layer at all (image only), so no caption, date, l…
fbi-photo-b002Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialFBI Photo B2 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no meaningful embedded OCR text layer (image only, with only stray non…
fbi-photo-b003Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialFBI Photo B3 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no meaningful embedded OCR text layer (image only, with only stray non…
fbi-photo-b004Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialFBI Photo B4 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no meaningful embedded OCR text layer (image only, with only stray non…
fbi-photo-b005Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialFBI Photo B5 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no embedded OCR text layer whatsoever (fully image-based, empty text e…
fbi-photo-b006Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialFBI Photo B6 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no embedded OCR text layer whatsoever (fully image-based, empty text e…
fbi-photo-b007Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialFBI Photo B7 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no meaningful embedded OCR text layer (image only, with only stray non…
fbi-photo-b008Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialFBI Photo B8 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no meaningful embedded OCR text layer (image only, with only stray non…
fbi-photo-b009Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded text/OCR layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page shows a grayscale scanned photograph or negative with…
fbi-photo-b010Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b011Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b012Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b013Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b014Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b015Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b016Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b017Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b018Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b019Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b020Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b021Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b022Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b023Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
fbi-photo-b024Late 2025FBIDocument1-1 of 1OfficialThis is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr…
DOW-UAP-D0772023Department of WarDocument3/4OfficialDOW-UAP-D077 is an UNCLASSIFIED memorandum for record from the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Intelligence and Security, dated 05 June 2026, subject: "All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)…
DOW-UAP-D078October, 2023Department of WarDocument1/1OfficialDOW-UAP-D078 is a single-page notional/illustrative map graphic released by the Department of War alongside the AARO Western United States Event case documents. Its caption text explains it is a notional representation, seen from above, of…
DOW-UAP-D079October, 2023Department of WarDocument2/2OfficialDOW-UAP-D079 is an UNCLASSIFIED memorandum for record from the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Intelligence and Security, dated 02 June 2026, presenting the verbatim first-hand narrative of "Witness 1," one of several US federal law e…
DOW-UAP-D080October, 2023Department of WarDocument8/8OfficialDOW-UAP-D080 is an UNCLASSIFIED memorandum for record from the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Intelligence and Security, dated 02 June 2026, presenting the verbatim first-hand narrative of "Witness 2" (partner of Witness 1 in some in…
DOW-UAP-D081October, 2023Department of WarDocument2/2OfficialDOW-UAP-D081 is an UNCLASSIFIED memorandum for record from the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Intelligence and Security, dated 02 June 2026, presenting the verbatim first-hand narrative of "Witness 3," another federal law enforcement…
DOW-UAP-D082October, 2023Department of WarDocument3/3OfficialDOW-UAP-D082 is an UNCLASSIFIED memorandum for record from the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Intelligence and Security, dated 02 June 2026, presenting the extensive, multi-night first-hand narrative of "Witness 4," another federal l…
DOW-UAP-D083October, 2023Department of WarDocument5/5OfficialDOW-UAP-D083 is an UNCLASSIFIED memorandum for record from the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Intelligence and Security, dated 02 June 2026, presenting the detailed, numbered-log-style first-hand narrative of "Witness 5" (writing alo…
FBI-UAP-D014October, 2023FBIImageOfficialDigital reconstruction of a desert highway at dusk. A two-lane road runs straight toward dark silhouetted hills under a fading orange and blue twilight sky. A glowing red-orange orb hovers above the ridgeline, marked with small red annotati…
FBI-UAP-D015October, 2023FBIImageOfficialDigital reconstruction of the same desert road scene at twilight, with the highway leading toward dark hills. A red-orange glowing orb sits lower in the sky than in the companion image, tagged with a small red annotation marker. The sky fad…
FBI-UAP-D016October, 2023FBIImageOfficialNight-time digital reconstruction showing two human figures in silhouette standing on high desert terrain, facing away from the viewer. A single yellow-white point of light hangs in the star-filled deep blue sky above a distant ridgeline. T…
FBI-UAP-D017October, 2023FBIImageOfficialNight reconstruction with two silhouetted observers on a desert rise watching a bright yellow-white orb in a starry blue sky. The orb sits to the right of the figures, well above a dark eroded ridgeline. Faint stars are scattered across the…
FBI-UAP-D018October, 2023FBIImageOfficialNight reconstruction of two silhouetted figures on desert terrain observing a small orange-yellow light in the star-filled sky. The light is dimmer and more compact than in the related renderings, positioned above the dark ridge to the righ…
FBI-UAP-D019October, 2023FBIImageOfficialNight reconstruction showing two observers in silhouette on a desert ridge. A bright yellow-white orb sits at right, and a short horizontal row of small red points extends to its left across the dark blue starry sky.
FBI-UAP-D020October, 2023FBIImageOfficialNight reconstruction with two silhouetted witnesses on desert ground. A bright yellow-white orb appears at the right, trailed by a longer line of evenly spaced small red points running left across the starry sky above the ridgeline.
FBI-UAP-D021October, 2023FBIImageOfficialDigital reconstruction of a desert canyon at dusk with layered red rock mesas and green scrub, a paved road crossing the lower frame. A large textured orange-red sphere hovers in the deep blue sky just above the rock formation, its surface…
FBI-UAP-D022October, 2023FBIImageOfficialDigital reconstruction viewed from inside a car at night. A driver and front passenger are silhouetted against the warm glow of the dashboard, with the rear-view mirror visible. Through the windshield, a bright yellow-white orb hovers over…
FBI-UAP-D023October, 2023FBIImageOfficialNight reconstruction showing two silhouetted figures standing beside a car with its headlights on, in open desert. An arc of small red lights curves across the dark sky above distant mountains, with a few white points visible lower near the…
FBI-UAP-PR005October, 2023FBIVideoOfficialColor night-time footage shows a dark, rugged mountain ridge silhouette with cactus and scrub vegetation in the foreground, set against a deep blue dusk or night sky scattered with visible stars. No distinct anomalous object, light, or craf…
FBI-UAP-PR006October, 2023FBIVideoOfficialColor computer-generated recreation of a dusk/night scene: a dark mountain silhouette against a gradient sky, with an orange glow near the horizon (city light pollution) fading into deep blue with visible stars. Small red-orange dots appear…
western-us-event2023Department of WarDocument4/4OfficialThis is a 4-page AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office) briefing slide deck ('western_us_event_slides,' dated 5.08.2026) documenting four distinct UAP sighting events involving federal law enforcement special agents (identified only as…
DOW-UAP-PR1082020Department of WarVideoOfficialGrayscale infrared frame sampled during a segment the official description labels as having no content. Only a stationary calibration-style reticle with tick marks (top, bottom, left, right) and a small center crosshair is visible on a feat…
DOW-UAP-PR1131996Department of WarVideoOfficialBlack-and-white infrared sensor footage looking down at mountainous desert terrain in the western United States. A tactical HUD overlay shows distance-ring range markers (5 through 30), a central crosshair, and a small circular tracking ret…

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