2023: declassified UAP incidents — timeline.
56 UAP cases
2023 accounts for 56 UAP cases in this archive — 23 videos, 22 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 Westen United States, 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.
▶ 19sDOW-UAP-PR143, Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2023
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
▶ 28sDOW-UAP-PR144, Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2023
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
▶ 60sDOW-UAP-PR148, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2023
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
▶ 58sDOW-UAP-PR150, Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2023
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
▶ 50sDOW-UAP-PR151, Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2023
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
▶ 99sDOW-UAP-PR152, Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2023
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
LLE-UAP-D001, Transcript of an Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado, October 2023
A one-page transcript released by the Office of the Under Secretary of War (Intelligence and Security) covering a UAP sighting reported by local law enforcement in Colorado in October 2023. The document transcribes the audio of a video reco
▶ 80sLLE-UAP-PR001, Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado, 2023
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
▶ 900sLLE-UAP-PR002, Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado, October 2023
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
▶ 28sLLE-UAP-PR003, Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado, October 2023
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
▶ 102sLLE-UAP-PR004, Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado, October 2023
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
▶ VIDEODOW-UAP-PR136, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023
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
▶ VIDEODOW-UAP-PR149, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023
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-UAP-D026, FD-302, “Dark Translucent Triangle,” 2023
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-UAP-D027, Digital Rendering, “Dark Translucent Triangle,” 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-UAP-D030, FD-302, “Large Triangle with Red Lights,” 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-UAP-D031, Digital Rendering, “Large Triangle with Red Lights,” 2023
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
▶ 18sDOW-UAP-PR024, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023
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
▶ 10sDOW-UAP-PR030, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023
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
▶ 286sDOW-UAP-PR100, Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2023
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
DOW-UAP-D077, AARO Unresolved Case Analysis Update: Western United States Event
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)
DOW-UAP-D078, Notional Map: Western United States Event
DOW-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-D079, Narrative Statement 1, Western United States Event, 2023
DOW-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-D080, Narrative Statement 2, Western United States Event, 2023
DOW-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-D081, Narrative Statement 3, Western United States Event, 2023
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
DOW-UAP-D082, Narrative Statement 4, Western United States Event, 2023
DOW-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-D083, Narrative Statement 5, Western United States Event, 2023
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
FBI-UAP-D014, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 1-1, Western United States Event, 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
FBI-UAP-D015, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 1-2, Western United States Event, 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
FBI-UAP-D016, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-1, Western United States Event, 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
FBI-UAP-D017, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-2, Western United States Event, 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
FBI-UAP-D018, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-3, Western United States Event, 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
FBI-UAP-D019, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-4, Western United States Event, 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.
FBI-UAP-D020, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-5, Western United States Event, 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.
FBI-UAP-D021, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 1-3, Western United States Event, 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
FBI-UAP-D022, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-6, Western United States Event, 2026
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
FBI-UAP-D023, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-7, Western United States Event, 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-UAP-PR005, Digital Recreation, Narrative Statement 3-1, Western United States Event, 2023
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-UAP-PR006, Digital Recreation, Narrative Statement 3-2, Western United States Event, 2023
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
▶ 71sDOW-UAP-PR057a, "Spherical UAP in clouds"
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
▶ 71sDOW-UAP-PR057b, "[Platform] Observes UAP in East China Sea 05 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
▶ 63sDOW-UAP-PR068, "IIR 1 666 S0151 23/Video Footage of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) captured by fifth generation aircraft on 20 Jan 23"
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
▶ 30sDOW-UAP-PR070, "IIR 1 655 S0301 23/Eglin AFB Aircrew Observed Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) on 13 Feb 23"
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
![DOW-UAP-PR071, "USAF ANG F-16C (callsign [CALLSIGN]) Shoots Down UAP over Lake Huron with [Weapon System], 12 Feb 2023"](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/frames/video/2605/1007784/DOD_111720731.0000001/1000w_q95.jpg)
▶ 47sDOW-UAP-PR071, "USAF ANG F-16C (callsign [CALLSIGN]) Shoots Down UAP over Lake Huron with [Weapon System], 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
![DOW-UAP-PR099, "Hi-Res: [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP on 25SEP19 at 1715Z"](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/frames/video/2605/1007738/DOD_111719835.0000001/1000w_q95.jpg)
▶ 291sDOW-UAP-PR099, "Hi-Res: [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP on 25SEP19 at 1715Z"
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
DOW-UAP-D019, Mission Report, Syria, February 21, 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
DOW-UAP-D020, Mission Report, Iraq, 2023
This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to report Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UA
DOW-UAP-D023, Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 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
DOW-UAP-D033, Mission Report, Greece, October 2023
Declassified USCENTCOM Mission Report (MDR 26-0019), 33rd Special Operations Squadron / 27 SOW, documenting a 13-hour-30-minute ISR sortie flown 26-27 October 2023 from Larissa Air Base (LGLR), Greece, transiting to and landing at a base in
DOW-UAP-D035, Mission Report, Greece, October 2023
Declassified USCENTCOM Mission Report (MDR 26-0019), 33rd Special Operations Squadron / 27 SOW, documenting a 20-hour-1-minute ISR/armed-overwatch sortie flown 28-29 October 2023 from Larissa Air Base (LGLR), Greece. The aircraft (likely an
DOW-UAP-D074, Mission Report, Syria, November 2023
This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to report Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UA
FBI September 2023 Sighting - Composite Sketch
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer) titled '2024-04-30-composite-sketch,' filed under the FBI's September 2023 UAP sighting case materials in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The page is a full-color composite illustrati
FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 003
This is a 2-page FBI Form FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) — a standard FBI interview memorandum — documenting a witness interview about a September 2023 UAP sighting. Page 1 (an image scan with no OCR text layer, transcribed here via visual reading) r
FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 004
This is a 2-page FBI Form FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) interview memorandum documenting a detailed firsthand witness account of a September 2023 UAP sighting, filed as 'serial-3' in the source. The witness, a female defense-contractor employee with
FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 005
This is an FBI FD-302a continuation report (redacted) documenting a witness interview about a September 2023 UAP sighting. Witnesses observed an object near a hotel/gate area that remained constant in size and light intensity throughout the
Western US Event
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