First event: approximately 30-45 seconds; second event: approximately 2-3 minutes
Witnesses
Multiple witnesses
Released
June 12, 2026
UAP Characteristics
○ OrbLuminousColor changeHoveringObject splittingSilent flightErratic movement
Evidence Types
Testimony
Government Programs Referenced
Official Description
This memorandum presents the first-hand narrative from Witness 3 provided to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Witness 3 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 3 observed a large orange orb at approximately 1900 hours that alternated between orange and clear/transparent, moved approximately 20 degrees across the sky in three to five seconds, and expelled three smaller red orbs in what appeared to be a mechanical action.
→The orange orb and expelled red orbs produced no audible sound and left no exhaust trails; the entire first event lasted approximately 30-45 seconds.
→On a second occasion (~2000-2030), Witness 3 using NVGs observed four red lights traveling from north to south that then hovered in a square formation over the corners of an airfield, while two orange orbs hovered near a west-facing ridgeline simultaneously.
→A ground vehicle below the witnesses was observed flashing its headlights in a slow, methodical pattern apparently coordinated with the aerial lights; when pursued, the vehicle maintained a distance of approximately 100 yards and then 'floated' off-road across rough terrain, leaving no tire tracks.
→When the ground vehicle disappeared, the orbs also disappeared; the second event lasted approximately 2-3 minutes.
UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official
This UNCLASSIFIED memorandum, signed by AARO Director Jon T. Kosloski and dated 02 June 2026, presents the first-hand narrative of Witness 3, a U.S. federal law enforcement special agent, describing two UAP observations over two consecutive nights in mid-October 2023 in the western United States. The narrative describes large orange orbs that changed color, expelled smaller red orbs, hovered silently, and were accompanied by an unidentified ground vehicle that evaded pursuit across roadless terrain before disappearing.
Analyst Notes
Witness testimony is first-person and retrospective with no contemporaneous sensor data, photographs, or corroborating recordings documented in this memo. Witness identity is anonymized. No official investigation conclusion or resolution is provided. NVG use is noted but no NVG footage is referenced. The anomalous ground vehicle behavior (floating off-road, no tire tracks) is entirely reliant on single-event witness memory. The document is one of several witness narratives, implying corroboration exists but it is not included here.
Extracted Entities
People
Witness 3Jon T. Kosloski, Director AARO
Agencies & Organizations
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)Office of the Under Secretary of War, Intelligence and Security
Locations
Western United Statesairfield (unnamed, western United States)west-facing ridgeline (unnamed)
Aircraft & Objects
Large orange orb alternating between orange and clear/transparentThree smaller red orbs expelled from the orange orbFour red lights hovering in square formation over airfield corners
Two additional orange orbs hovering near ridgeline
Unidentified ground vehicle with flashing headlights that moved off-road without leaving tire tracks
Dates
Mid-October 2023 (first event, approximately 1900 hours)Mid-October 2023 (second event, approximately 2000-2030 hours, same night or next night)02 June 2026 (memo date)08 May 2026 (reference document date)