Observations spanning approximately two days; individual sighting durations ranging from less than one minute to approximately 10 seconds per orb event
Witnesses
Multiple witnesses
Released
June 12, 2026
UAP Characteristics
○ OrbHoveringObject splittingLuminousErratic movement
Evidence Types
TestimonyPhotos
Government Programs Referenced
AARO
Official Conclusion
Under investigation / unresolved (no conclusion stated; narrative forwarded to AARO)
Official Description
This memorandum presents the first-hand narrative from Witness 5 provided to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Witness 5 was one of several United States (U.S.) federal law enforcement special agents who reported observing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023 in the western United States.
Key Findings
→Witness 5, a U.S. federal law enforcement special agent, observed a large stationary orange light at approximately 1858 hours hovering over a ridgeline peak with 'zero resistance or movement,' lasting less than one minute.
→At 1918 hours, a large red orb was observed releasing two smaller red orbs simultaneously — one moving horizontally westward and one moving upward — with all lights extinguishing within approximately 10 seconds, followed by a white flash to the west.
→A paired red (round) and white (square) light approximately 2-3 feet above the ground was observed at around 0430 hours; when viewed through NVGs, the lights turned off revealing a very thin, approximately 4-foot-wide horizontal line that moved at 15-20 mph and gained altitude.
→At approximately 0530 hours, Witness 5 and a second agent simultaneously observed (with naked eye and NVGs respectively) a faint formation of lights maintaining exact positional relationships while moving upward and side-to-side, consistent with a single object exhibiting evasive behavior.
→Symmetrical, sharp, fresh circular scrape marks were found in the ground around a specific plant near the 0430 sighting location the following morning, noted as anomalous given the absence of wind the previous night.
UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official
This UNCLASSIFIED memorandum dated 02 June 2026, signed by AARO Director Jon T. Kosloski, presents the first-hand written narrative of Witness 5, a U.S. federal law enforcement special agent, describing multiple UAP observations over two days in October 2023 in the western United States. The witness, accompanied by at least one other special agent (SA), observed a series of luminous anomalous phenomena including hovering orange and red orbs, orbs releasing smaller orbs, a paired red-and-white light set that hovered and moved without apparent propulsion, and a faint formation of lights observed simultaneously with naked eye and night vision goggles. The document also notes possible physical ground disturbance (symmetrical scrape marks) at the sighting location.
Analyst Notes
This is a single-witness written narrative submitted after the fact with no contemporaneous sensor data confirmed captured; the camera set up during the event produced no confirmed imagery referenced in the document. Location coordinates, specific dates, witness names, and agency names are redacted, limiting independent verification. The witness acknowledges uncertainty in several observations (e.g., 'I think the light lasted less than or about a minute'). The cobweb initially considered as a possible mundane explanation for one sighting was partially discounted by the witness. No independent sensor corroboration (radar, infrared video) is documented in this memo. The office name 'Office of the Under Secretary of War' appears anachronistic for a 2026 document, which may indicate a future/fictional governmental context.
Extracted Entities
People
Witness 5 (unnamed, U.S. federal law enforcement special agent)Jon T. Kosloski, Director AARO
Agencies & Organizations
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)Office of the Under Secretary of WarU.S. federal law enforcement (agency name redacted)
Locations
Western United StatesWildlife National park (name redacted)Lake (name redacted)Base (name redacted)Highway (number redacted)