2023: declassified UAP incidents — timeline.
58 UAP cases
2023 accounts for 58 UAP cases in this archive — 23 videos, 24 documents, and 11 images — released by Department of War, FBI, and Local Law Enforcement under the PURSUE program. Reported locations for the year include Western United States, Yellow Sea, and Colorado, among others. This page is part of the 2020s on the UAP Browser timeline; browse the full decade for more context on the years around it.
▶ 19sUFO video: Yellow Sea 2023, infrared, 19 s
Grayscale infrared aerial footage in inverted (black-hot) polarity over hazy, textured terrain, with a white crosshair reticle and "N" marker centered on frame. A small solid black circular blob sits directly at the crosshair, standing out
▶ 28sUFO video: Yellow Sea 2023, infrared, 27 s
Grayscale infrared aerial footage over open water with a bank of clouds filling the lower half of the frame. An amber/orange crosshair reticle with bracket corners and an "N" marker sits center-frame. A small bright white point of light is
▶ 60sUFO video: East China Sea 2023, infrared, 59 s
Grayscale infrared footage over open water, rendered with a diagonal streaked texture typical of a maritime sea-surface sensor feed. A teal crosshair reticle with bracket corners and an "N" marker sits center-frame. One frame shows a small
▶ 58sUFO video: Yellow Sea 2023, infrared, 57 s
Grayscale infrared footage over a hazy, low-contrast scene, with a blue crosshair reticle and "N" marker near center. A black rectangular digital overlay ("focus box") appears bracketing the reticle in several frames, consistent with an aut
▶ 50sUFO video: Yellow Sea 2023, infrared, 49 s
Grayscale infrared footage over open ocean, with a textured wave pattern filling the frame and a patch of white-hot foam or spray visible in one lower corner. A black-and-white crosshair reticle with bracket corners and an "N" marker is cen
▶ 99sUFO video: Yellow Sea 2023, infrared, 2 min
Grayscale infrared footage of a dramatic layered cumulus cloudscape, with towering cloud formations filling most of the frame and darker sky visible in gaps between them. A cyan crosshair reticle sits inside a square digital overlay ("focus
UFO video transcript, Colorado police, 2023
A one-page transcript, released by AARO through the Office of the Under Secretary of War (Intelligence and Security), of LLE-UAP-PR001: a 1-minute, 19-second cellphone video recorded by a law enforcement officer in Colorado in October 2023.
UFO video transcript, Colorado police, 2023
A two-page transcript, released by AARO through the Office of the Under Secretary of War (Intelligence and Security), of LLE-UAP-PR002: a 15-minute cellphone video recorded by a law enforcement officer in Colorado in October 2023. The offic
UFO video transcript, Colorado police, 2023
This is a one-page transcript, released by AARO through the Office of the Under Secretary of War (Intelligence and Security), of a 27-second video recording in the collection under the title LLE-UAP-PR003, captured by a law enforcement offi
▶ 80sUFO video, Colorado police report 2023, 1 min (LLE PR1)
Vertical smartphone video of a night sky, heavily out of focus, showing a single bright bluish-white point of light with a soft glow and faint color fringing at its edges. A diagonal row of smaller, dimmer points is visible above and to the
▶ 900sUFO video, Colorado police report 2023, 15 min (LLE PR2)
Vertical smartphone video of a night sky, out of focus, with overhead power lines crossing the frame. One or two bright points of light are visible above the lines, one noticeably brighter with a faint greenish or bluish tinge in some frame
▶ 28sUFO video, Colorado police report 2023, 27 s (LLE PR3)
Vertical smartphone video of a dark night sky, out of focus, with several overhead power lines crossing the frame. A single bright white point of light with a soft, slightly diffuse glow sits in the upper third of the frame, positioned betw
▶ VIDEOUFO video, Colorado police report 2024, 2 min (LLE PR4)
Vertical smartphone video of a dark night sky, out of focus, showing a single bright white point of light with a soft diffuse glow. In one sampled frame a second, much fainter point appears briefly below the main light, consistent with the
▶ VIDEOUFO video: Middle East 2023, infrared, 30 s
Grayscale infrared aerial footage over rugged, mountainous terrain with steep ridgelines and valleys. A green crosshair reticle with an "N" heading marker and corner tracking brackets is fixed near the center of the frame, with black redact
▶ VIDEOUFO video: Middle East 2023, infrared, 51 s
Grainy, very low-contrast infrared footage aimed at open sky, with no terrain visible and a bright hazy glow filling the center of the frame, resembling glare or an out-of-focus light source. Faint diagonal streaking runs across the image,
FBI report: translucent triangle UFO, Colorado Springs
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
FBI drawing: UFO triangle in Colorado Springs, 2023
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near Colorado Springs, Colorado, potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in October 2023. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a f
FBI report: UFO triangle with red lights, Colorado 2023
This 3-page FD-302 documents an FBI interview conducted in October 2025 by a Supervisory Special Agent, a Special Agent, and a Task Force Officer, in which the witness described an event that occurred on an October date in 2023, between 8:0
FBI drawing: UFO triangle with red lights, Colorado
A digitally rendered reconstruction of a nighttime parking lot scene, viewed from ground level among rows of parked cars. A tall lamppost with a lit fixture stands in the middle distance, and low hills form the horizon. High in the star-fil
▶ 18sUFO video: Middle East 2023, infrared, 18 s
Grayscale infrared/FLIR sensor footage showing a smooth cloud layer with an octagonal masked aperture. A thin crosshair marks screen center. Three black square blocks (redaction masks) sit in the lower portion; no distinct airborne object i
▶ 10sUFO video: Middle East 2023, infrared, 10 s
Grayscale infrared/EO sensor footage looking down at arid, mottled terrain with scattered dark patches. A green targeting reticle with tick marks centers on a small round object rendered red/orange (hot signature). Numerous black rectangula
▶ 286sUFO video: Yellow Sea 2023, EO/IR, 5 min
Infrared/FLIR sensor footage over open ocean showing a calm sea surface in grayscale. A small dark oblong object sits centered under the tracking crosshair with a cyan 'N' north marker. HUD reticle brackets and black masking blocks frame th
UFO incident, western US: AARO analysis update, 2023
DOW-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)
Notional map of UFO incidents, western US, 2023
DOW-UAP-D078 is a single-page notional map graphic, marked UNCLASSIFIED, showing a grayscale overhead view of the western United States with four observer positions (blue circles) and four reported incidents. Its caption says the image is a
Federal agent's UFO witness statement 1, western US
DOW-UAP-D079 is an unclassified memorandum for record from the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Intelligence and Security, dated 2 June 2026, presenting the narrative of "Witness 1," one of several U.S. federal law enforcement special
Federal agent's UFO witness statement 2, western US
DOW-UAP-D080 is an UNCLASSIFIED memorandum for record from the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security, dated 02 June 2026, presenting the first-hand narrative of 'Witness 2' to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution O
Federal agent's UFO witness statement 3, western US
DOW-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
Federal agent's UFO witness statement 4, western US
DOW-UAP-D082 is an unclassified memorandum for record from the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Intelligence and Security, dated 2 June 2026, presenting the first-hand narrative of "Witness 4," one of several U.S. federal law enforceme
Federal agent's UFO witness statement 5, western US
DOW-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
UFO illustration, witness 1, image 1, western US, 2023
Digital 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
UFO illustration, witness 1, image 2, western US, 2023
Digital 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
UFO illustration, witness 2, image 1, western US, 2023
Night-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
UFO illustration, witness 2, image 2, western US, 2023
Night 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
UFO illustration, witness 2, image 3, western US, 2023
Night 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
UFO illustration, witness 2, image 4, western US, 2023
Night 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.
UFO illustration, witness 2, image 5, western US, 2023
Night 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.
UFO illustration, witness 1, image 3, western US, 2023
Digital 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
UFO illustration, witness 2, image 6, western US, 2023
Digital 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
UFO illustration, witness 2, image 7, western US, 2023
Night 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
▶ 54sFBI UFO video: western US site recreation, 2023 (3-1)
Color 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
▶ 21sFBI UFO video: western US site recreation, 2023 (3-2)
Color 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
▶ 71sUFO video: sphere in clouds, Yellow Sea, 2023
Two grayscale infrared sensor frames show a bank of white cumulus clouds against a lighter gray sky, viewed from an aircraft-mounted EO/IR camera. An orange sensor crosshair/reticle sits near the center of the frame with small orange corner
▶ 71sUFO video: East China Sea, 5 Jan 2023, INDOPACOM
Black-and-white FLIR/EO sensor footage showing a dense field of clouds with black redaction bars covering the frame corners. A small orange tracking reticle sits at the center along with faint orange corner brackets and a letter marker, but
▶ 63sUFO video from a fifth-gen aircraft, 20 Jan 2023 (IIR)
Both frames show a small square EO/IR sensor display framed by solid red/orange side panels, resembling a cockpit or targeting-pod HUD. Inside the gray sensor feed, a red circular reticle sits at the center with crosshair lines extending ou
▶ 30sUFO video: aircrew over Eglin AFB, Florida, 13 Feb 2023
Grayscale infrared frame with heavy black redaction bars along the top, sides, and corners. A small square tracking bracket surrounds a tiny bright white dot near the center of an otherwise featureless, grainy noise-textured background. No
▶ 47sUFO shot down over Lake Huron by F-16, 12 Feb 2023
Both selected frames are almost entirely black with only a thin solid green horizontal line running along the bottom edge of the image; no cloud, sky, object, HUD reticle, or other visual detail is discernible. These appear to be blank or d
▶ 291sUFO video: Middle East, 25 Sep 2019, 17:15Z
High-resolution black-and-white aerial/EO surveillance footage of a coastal harbor area, showing a curving breakwater or causeway, a calm water channel, a small vessel, and clustered buildings along the shoreline. An amber/orange HUD overla
UFO mission report, Syria, Feb 2023
U.S. Department of War UAP Mission Report (document D-19), a USCENTCOM Defensive Counter-Air (DCA) mission report from 20-21 February 2023, flown by a 2-ship of F-15E Strike Eagles from the 389th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (389 EFS, 332
UFO mission report, Iraq, 2023
Declassified USCENTCOM mission report (MISREP, MDR 25-0094 thru 25-0099) from the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron / 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, documenting a defensive counter-air (DCA) sortie by a two-ship of F-16CM fighters that too
UFO mission report, UAE, Oct 2023
Declassified USCENTCOM Mission Report (MOR 25-0104) from the 50th Attack Squadron / 432nd AEW, covering a 20-hour-43-minute ISR sortie flown 24 October 2023 out of Al Dhafra Air Base (OMAM), UAE, supporting NAVCENT under Operation Spartan S
UFO mission report, Greece, Oct 2023
This is a USCENTCOM mission report (MISREP 9329374, MDR 26-0019), originated by the 33 SOS (27 SOW) and declassified on 22 January 2026 by Maj. Gen. Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, and approved for release to AARO. It covers
UFO mission report, Greece, Oct 2023
Declassified USCENTCOM mission report (MISREP 9337873, MDR 26-0019) from the 33rd Special Operations Squadron / 27th Special Operations Wing, documenting an ISR mission flown 28-29 October 2023 from LGLR, Greece, with takeoff at 1504Z and l
UFO mission report, Syria, Nov 2023
This is a USCENTCOM mission report (MISREP 9381202, Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, ISR mission, Air Force, 609th Operations Center) for a single aircraft that took off at 0217Z on 9 November 2023, released on 2 June 2025 (USCENTCOM MDR 25-0072
FBI UFO Sighting, September 2023: Composite Sketch
This single-page document, filed as the composite sketch for the FBI's September 2023 sighting, is a full-color illustration with no text, caption, title block or agency letterhead. It shows an elongated, oval or cigar-shaped craft with a s
FBI UFO Sighting, September 2023: Interview 003
This is a 2-page FBI Form FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10), an interview report with date of entry 10/[redacted]/2023, concerning a September 2023 UAP sighting. An FBI Special Agent and two other interviewers (names redacted) interviewed a witness via
FBI UFO Sighting, September 2023: Interview 004
This is a two-page FBI Form FD-302 interview memorandum, drafted in October 2023, about a UAP sighting on a September 2023 morning; the witness, a woman, is redacted. She had restricted the airspace for upcoming tests and was leading three
FBI UFO Sighting, September 2023: Interview 005
This is a redacted two-page FBI FD-302 report of a Facetime video interview about a September 2023 UAP sighting. The interviewee, who had ten to fifteen hours as a drone pilot, was with three other contractors and one more person for LiDAR
AARO Briefing: UFO Orb Sightings in Western US, 2023
This 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