FBI-UAP-D040, FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026

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6/10

solid newsworthy item

UAP Insight significance score

Location: Western United States
Incident date: 2026
Duration: Approximately 2.5 to 3 hours (from approximately 2100 to 2350+ hours)
Witnesses: Multiple witnesses
Released: August 7, 2026

UAP Characteristics

▲ TriangleErratic movementLuminous

Evidence Types

Testimony

Official Conclusion

Under investigation

Official Description

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.

Key Findings

→Witness observed a single red light at the crest of a mountain range at approximately 2200 hours, traveling between 5000 and 7000 feet AGL, which was later joined by approximately 6 to 10 additional lights that 'synced up' and traveled east/southeast.
→Each apparent single light, when viewed closely or through Night Optical Devices (NODs), resolved into three separate lights arranged in a triangular or diamond-shaped pattern, moving as if attached to a single object.
→One of the lights descended rapidly (estimated ~1000 feet) before disappearing, while the remaining lights continued east/southeast and disappeared.
→At approximately 2350 hours, witness observed two ground-level lights visible only through NODs that maneuvered independently before stopping, accompanied by a rapidly moving streak of light described as resembling a moved sparkler or flashlight.
→One witness's analog watch was found to be 25 minutes fast compared to all digital clocks present, a potentially anomalous detail noted in the report.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

This FBI FD-302 records a 2026 telephonic interview with a redacted U.S. person who described two separate encounters with anomalous lights in a remote area of the western United States. The witness, conducting area reconnaissance, observed multiple red lights that appeared to coordinate movement, displayed erratic behavior including rapid descent, and when viewed closely through Night Optical Devices (NODs) resolved into triangular or diamond-shaped clusters of three lights each. A second encounter later that night involved ground-level lights visible only through NODs and a rapidly moving streak of light.

Analyst Notes

Heavy redaction obscures witness identity, specific location, and the support mission context, limiting independent verification. Report is based solely on witness testimony with no corroborating sensor data mentioned in this document. The watch anomaly (25 minutes fast) is unexplained but could reflect a mundane malfunction. The witness is described as credible and 'squared away' by the second witness, but this is a character assessment rather than independent corroboration. Companion documents (FBI-UAP-D037, D041, D042) may provide additional context not present here.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Locations

Western United States

Aircraft & Objects

Multiple red lights appearing as single points of light but resolving into triangular or diamond-shaped clusters of three lights when closely observed or viewed through NODsGround-level lights visible only through Night Optical DevicesRapidly moving streak of light described as analogous to a moved sparkler or flashlight

Dates

2026

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AI analysis by claude-sonnet-4-6 · September 5, 2026