Archive case record

FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 003

Location: United States
Source: uap_archive
Record updated: 2026-08-19

Record summary

This is an FBI 302 interview conducted with a US citizen regarding their first-hand account of a UAP encounter at a US test site. USPER described an object "metallic bronze in color."

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-1of2- OFFICIAL RECORD FD-302(Rev.5-8-10) ave.cgitsfy.signec FEDERALBUREAUOFINVESTIGATION Date ofentry /2023 On September 2023, and and FBI Special Agent interviewed viaFacetimevideo was in atthetimeoftheinterview).Afterbeingadvisedofthe identityoftheinterviewingagents andthenatureof theinterview, providedthefollowinginformation: On September 2023ataround9:00am, wasat drivingeasttoatestsitetoacquiredataforLiDARtestingwith and weredrivingan Fl50. was behind them,driving a GMC AT4 with as his passenger. was behind them driving a sprinter van. Thevehiclesdrovethroughacoupleofgatesand sawa bright light over the horizon.The light was stationary in the air，then started moving to the right and thendisappeared. could see thelight through was visible fortenseconds beforeitdisappeared.Thelightstayed thesame size throughouttheincident. thought thelightwasten to twentymiles away. did not notice any interference with his vehicle. pointed thelight out to but looked in thewrong direction. wasalso tallandhadhis seatleanedbacksohewasnotin agoodposition tosee thelight. wasindifferent tothelightuntil they got to the first test site and and saidtheysaw it too. Investigation on 09/ /2023 United States (other (Facetime Video)) File# Date drafted 10/ /2023 by ThisdocumentcontainsneitherrecommendationsnorconclusionsoftheFBIItisthepropertyof theFBI andisloanedtoyour agency,it anditscontents arenot tobe distributed outsideyour agency.

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) ( / thought the light might have been a meteor coming straight toward them and burning up in the atmosphere. / - - Continuation of FD-302 of ( / September 2023 UAP , On 09/ /2023 , Page 2 of 2 /

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