FBI-UAP-D033, FD-302, “Thermally Elevated Aerial Object,” 2026
- Date of account
- 2026
- Location
- Western United States
- 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 2026 interview with a U.S. Government Special Agent, in which the interviewee describes an incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States, at approximately 9:00 PM local time, in 2026.
Published source text
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Source page 1
Source text · mention only- 1 of 2 - FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION Date of entry ----- On or about - /2026 , received from - Special Agent a written statement signed by llll special Agent statement will be attached t o this FD- 302 and is provid ed verbatim below for ease o f reading : " Unidentif ied Aerial Object Obs ervati on Rep ort evening of 1111 126 "On _ , 2026 , at approximately 21 00 hours, I, Special Agent posit i oned in the same general observation area reference d in my prior statement fr om . While conducting observat i on i n the area, I obs erve d a therma lly e l evate d aerial ob ject in the same genera l western sector and along a s i milar heading as t he ob ject obs erved t he previous night . The object appeared appr oxima te ly two ridge lines f arther west t h an the l oca tion where the ob ject was obs erved. Due t o the increased distance and terrain separation , I was unabl e t o i dentify specific physical characteristics of t h e object or determine its exact c onfigur ati on . However, the ob ject presented as a hot aerial object t h roug h therma l observation and appeare d t o be f lying southbound , consistent with the general dir ecti on of travel observed during t h e pri o r n i ght 's sighting _ During this same operati ona l peri od, I als o recorded video o f a u _s . Army Black Hawk he l icopter operating in the same general area . The purp ose of recording the h e licop ter was t o estab lis h a v i sual and therma l reference point for sca l e, flight characteristics, and comparative size assessment . Based on my observati on and compar i son t o the Black Hawk he licopter , t h e u nidentified aeria l obj ect appeared t o be approximately ha l f the size of t h e Bl ack Hawk . This size comparison is an estimate onl y , base d on obs erved appearance, di stance, and availab l e reference footage . I was unable to determine the object ' s make , mode l, propulsion type, or Investigation on by This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions ofthe FBI. It is the property ofthe FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
Source page 2
Source text · mention onlyFD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) Statement of - SA - Continuation ofFD-302 of ___________________ ,On __,Page 2 of 2 whe t her it was a f i xed - wi ng , rotar y- wing, o r o ther unmanne d aer i al sys tem due t o the distance and limited observable detai l - The objec t con t inued southbound and was event u a lly l ost fr om obs e rvat ion due t o terrai n and distance .
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