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FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 005

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 a "bright light over the horizon."

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-1of2- OFFICIAL RECORD FD-302(Rev.5-8-10) Cpitsfysignec FEDERALBUREAUOFINVESTIGATION Date ofentry /2023 On September 2023, and and FBI Special Agent interviewed viaFacetimevideo. e with sat inontheinterview and were in at the time of the interview).After being advisedoftheidentityoftheinterviewingagentsandthenatureofthe interview, provided the following information: wasa in the of He'd beenan since andhadtentofifteenhoursasadronepilot. On September 2023 wasat with three other contractors and for LiDAR tests with After receiving a thefiveofthemgotintothreevehicleswith drivingthefirstvehicle and as her passenger. s in the east with good visibility. Thethreevehiclescametoagatethatwasgiving trouble. At about three quarters of the windshield up, sawalinear object withasuperbrightlightontheeastsideoftheobject.ThelightWas brightwhiteand brightenoughtoseebandswithinthelight.Theobjectwas metallic/grayin color.Itdidnot have any wings or exhaust.Theobject was smaller than a 737,one totwo Blackhawk helicopters in length and was definitelybigger than a drone.The object was approximately 5ooo feet above ground level,and moved east towest parallel to the ground.The object was visibleforfivetotensecondsandthenthelightwentoutandtheobject vanished.Theskywas clearand couldn'tfind theobject again. Investigation on 09/ /2023 United States (other (Facetime Video)) at File# Date drafted 10/ /2023 by ThisdocumentcontainsneitherrecommendationsnorconclusionsoftheFBIItisthepropertyof theFBI andisloanedtoyour agency,it anditscontents arenot tobedistributedoutsideyouragency.

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) ( / The object stayed the same size and kept the same light intensity during the time observed it. He did not see the object as they were coming over the small bridge at the gate until they were going through the gate. did not notice any interference with their vehicles . ( / was annoyed when she first saw the object because the air space had been restricted for the drone tests they were going to conduct. in the second vehicle tried to get to see the object but was unsuccessful. ( / That night a storm came through and the TV went out in hotel room. He was still freaked out and went downstairs to make sure all the TVs were out in the hotel and not just his. had weird dreams and had trouble sleeping for the first two nights after he saw the object. / - - Continuation of FD-302 of ( / September 2023 UAP , On 09/ /2023 , Page 2 of 2 /

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