Western US Event

Official Conclusion

Unresolved; assessed by AARO as among the most compelling reports in its current holdings

Official Description

This document is a summary of statements by seven US PERSONs employed by the federal government who separately reported observing several unidentified anomalous phenomena in the western United States over the course of two days in 2023. The summary notes the US PERSONS reported four distinct categories of experiences, including observing “orbs launching other orbs” at a distance, observing a large stationary glowing orb at close estimated range, pursuing a large phenomenon near the ground, and observing a large, seemingly transparent phenomenon, reported to being akin to a “translucent kite.” Although there is no technical data directly associated with this report, contextual factors — such as these events sharing features with others reported to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), the reporters’ credibility, and the potentially anomalous nature of the events themselves — combine to make this report among the most compelling within AARO’s current holdings.

Key Findings

• →Six to seven federal law enforcement special agents independently and from multiple vantage points witnessed orange orbs launching groups of two to four smaller red orbs at least five times over two days at dusk.
• →A large glowing orange orb estimated by AARO to be 12-18 meters in diameter and approximately 1050 meters distant was observed hovering silently near a rock pinnacle for approximately one minute.
• →A low-flying object with red and white lights, described as kite-shaped or triangular, was observed in a restricted zone moving laterally over desert terrain at 15-20 mph with 'zero resistance' before extinguishing its lights.
• →Approximately 30 minutes after the 'Dark Kite' sighting, a second kite-shaped object appeared to be semi-transparent, with stars faintly visible through it via NVGs, and appeared to block a spotlight beam before disappearing.
• →AARO explicitly assessed these combined reports as 'among the most compelling within AARO's current holdings,' citing witness credibility, shared features with other AARO reports, and the potentially anomalous nature of the events.

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