Daily UAP/UFO news · gov drops · sightings · witness accounts
UAP Characteristics
Official Conclusion
Under investigation
Official Description
This is an FBI 302 interview conducted with a US citizen regarding their first-hand account of a UAP encounter at a US test site. USPER described a "bright light over the horizon."
This is an FBI FD-302 interview report (2 pages) documenting a September 2023 witness interview conducted via FaceTime video by FBI Special Agents regarding a UAP sighting at a US test site. The witness, a contractor with drone pilot experience, observed a linear, metallic/gray object with an extremely bright white light at approximately 5,000 feet AGL during a LiDAR testing operation, visible for 5-10 seconds before the light extinguished and the object vanished. All witness and location identifying information is heavily redacted.
Key Findings
Extracted Entities
People
Agencies & Organizations
Locations
Aircraft & Objects
PDF not loading? Open directly ↗
AI analysis by claude-sonnet-4-6 · May 20, 2026
Evidence Types
Analyst Notes
All witness names, exact date, and specific location are heavily redacted, limiting independent verification. The sighting lasted only 5-10 seconds with no sensor data referenced. Only one witness successfully viewed the object; persons in the second vehicle could not corroborate the visual observation. No photographic, radar, or instrument data is mentioned. Psychological aftereffects described (disturbed sleep, weird dreams) are subjective and not corroborated. The witness had limited aviation experience (10-15 hours drone pilot time), which may affect reliability of size/altitude estimates.
Dates