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FBI-UAP-D026, FD-302, “Dark Translucent Triangle,” 2023

Date of account: 2023
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Source: uap_archive
Record updated: 2026-10-10

Record summary

This document is an FBI FD-302, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uses to record interviews. This FD-302 records a January 2026 interview with a former employee of the Department of War, in which the interviewee describes an incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in October 2023. An FBI digital rendering based upon the observer’s description accompanies this document, under the title FBI-UAP-D027.

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FD-302a(Rev. 5-8-10) '-------- 'On 01 . /2026 ,Page 2 of 3 something had flown over his house from behind him, coming from the northeast, and was moving away from him towards the southwest. The UAP appeared low in elevation, possibly as low as 300 feet . He est i mated it was roughly the s i ze of a large SUV based on hi s elevat i on estimation. From - vie wing perspective, at arm's length, the UAP appeared to be the size of the space between his thumb and pointer finger, which he approximated as 5 inches. - did not thi nk he would have noticed the UAP if it was a cloudy night. - first noticed the object's movement before actually seeing its silhouette . When - first spotted the UAP he thought it appeared almost see-through, and it had what appeared to be a haze or distortion around it. He further described it appearing as if you were looking at it through mist; and that there were ripples like you were loo king at an object that is underwater. The UAP looked like a perfect triangle, however because of his viewing angle, he couldn't definitively say whether it was isosce les or equilateral in shape. - stated the UAP could have been either dark gray or silver in color which would have blended into the night sky, and with the surrounding distortion, it may have caused it to have the appearance of being translucent. - thought the triangle had rounded edges and corners, but stated the distortion around the UAP may have made the edges less sharp in appearance. The UAP tra ve led away from him and his wife with a point forward - facing. As it traveled away from them, along the trailing, flat , back edge, it had what appeared to be a band of silverish blue light. - hypothesized that the light could have been caused by the mode of propulsion for the UAP. The UAP moved in a straight path at a consistent elevation. It moved very quickly and covered a large distance in the short time they observed the UAP. Just before they lost sight of the UAP, the left side of the triangle banked up quick ly to an almost vertical orientation , but it did not change path or elevation. The UAP was completely silent, and - did not feel any rumble , static , or any other effects from the object as it passed over him. - residence was near an airport and he frequently observed aircraft, including private planes and helicopters, flying over his house. He was very familiar with how a normal aircraft should appear and sound flying over his house. - witnessed the UAP for a total of four seconds from when he initially saw it to when he lost sight of it to the southwest , potentially over The UAP disappeared from his visua l sight sooner than - expected it should have . - stated the ent irety of the observation was so quick he did not have a chance to get his phone out to take a photo or video.

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FD-302a(Rev. 5-8-10) ~----- •On 01 . /2026 ,Page 3 of 3 - was very familiar with a ll USAF aircraft, including the l atest unmanned drones. The UAP he and his wife observed did not match anything he encountered before. The UAP was on l y a triang l e witho ut any extra wings, fins, or any bubb l e for the engine housing . Immediately fo llowing the event, both - and h i s wi fe, who also witnessed the UAP, went i nside to separate rooms and - - wife remembered seeing a dark seem running around the edge of the UAP,

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