FBI-UAP-D040, FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,” 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 telephonic interview with a U.S. person, in which the interviewee describes two incidents potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States in 2026. A second individual who was present during the incidents at the time also provided an interview, recorded in this collection as “FBI-UAP-D037.” Two FBI digital renderings based upon the observers’ descriptions accompany this document, under the titles FBI-UAP-D041 and FBI-UAP-D042.
Published source text
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Source text · mention only- 1 o f 2 - FD-302 (Re,-. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIO Date of entry ~ interviewed teleph on ica l ly by Fe dera l Bur eau of I nvestigati on (FBI} Special Agent (SA) After be i ng advi s ed of the ide ntity o f the inte rvi ewing agent , - provided t he f o l low ing in formati on : on _ , 2026 t o - 2026 , at a ppr oxim ate l y 210 clllllllll wi th the i ntenti on o f f o r area reconnaissance . When they arrived at the gate t o was raining heavily , so t h ey waited f or the rain t o subside , which it shortly t hereafter . then u nlock e d t h e gate and began driving north on . At a pp r ox imately 2200 . , after t h e y h ad gon e appr oxima te ly 25 miles , - no t iced a red l i ght at t he crest o f t h e mountain ra nge t o the i r west and pulled over t o investigate . Initia lly , though t the ligh t was something on the mounta i n , but it began t o move t o the east . Due to the mountain range being approximately 5000 feet an d t h e c l oud cov er being at a pprox i mately 7000 feet , s tated he believed t h e l ight was t rav e l ing somewhere between 5000 and 7000 feet above g r ound l eve l (AGL} . After approximately 15 minute s , as - watched this light , multip l e more (appr oxim ate ly 6 t o 10 ) lights appeared directly over thei r position . These ligh ts , along with t he first - obs erve d light , appeare d t o "sy nc up " and trave l e d t o t he east /sou theast . During th is t i me , o ne o f the lights descended rap idl y estimated appr oxim ate ly 1000 feet) , then dis appeare d . The other l ights continued east/southeast and disappeared as we ll . descr i be d the l i ghts as r ed in color and stated t hat a first glanc e , as well as when obs erved t h r oug h Night Opt ica l Devices (NODs ) , the lights appeared as a single point o f ligh t , howeve r upon closer obs ervati on , by _______________ Unite d States - Date drafte d -- This document contains neither recomme ndations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loane d to your agency; it and its cont ents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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Source text · mention onlyFD-302a(Rev.5-8-10) /2026Page2of2 ContinuationofFD-302of On s inatriangularordiamond-shapedpattern. stated thateach three lights were attached tothe same object. also noted that the cloud cover was heavy at this time, to the point that no stars were visible. At approximately2350 witnessed twolightsonorclosetothe ground to their east,which were only visible using NoDs.One of lights moved west toward their position and the second,which was south of the first,moved north and stopped in the vicinity of the first light.Both lights appeared to stop approximately 200-300 meters from their position.As watched these lights to his east,he saw a rapidly moving streak oflight on the periphery of his vision. described it as analogous to how a sparkler or flashlight looks at night if someone moves it quickly， wherethe"light tail"is visiblebehind the light source. turned tolook at the source,but was only able to see a bright hue oflight emitting from the vicinity, as the source was in a defilade. The hue moved north,following the defilade until it faded out or disappeared.The lights to their east also disappeared. then gotintotheirvehicle andattemptedto driveeast to the vicinity of their observations but were unsuccessful.They then returned to theiroriginal position,parked and exited the vehicle.After some time, walked back to the truck to check his phone and give his eyesabreak. then asked whattimehehadandrelayedthat his watch was 25 minutes fast. was wearing a digital watch, which displayed the same time as their cell phones and the vehicle clock. s watch was the only analog/non-digital clock and was the only clock that was different. relayed that he had known for years and described him as he would let happen.Moreover， had beenlookingat his watch throughoutthatday/night and it had been accurateup to that point. stated he did not have any physiological reactions/effects during or after the above-described events.
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