Multiple U.S. federal law enforcement special agents corroborated observations of orb and red-light formations exhibiting instant acceleration and coordinated movement, submitted formally to AARO and signed by AARO Director Jon T. Kosloski, with referenced video footage of at least one incident.
DOW-UAP-D080, Narrative Statement 2, Western United States Event, 2023
Department of WarPDFTestimonyUNCLASSIFIEDNo redactionsPURSUE Release 3
Incident 1: approximately 1900-2300 hours (approx. 4 hours); Incident 2: approximately 1845-2000 hours (approx. 1 hour 15 minutes); Incident 3: between 2100-2300 hours, duration of 10-15 miles of pursuit
Unresolved; no explanatory conclusion stated in the document
Official Description
This memorandum presents the first-hand narrative from Witness 2 provided to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Witness 2 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
→In Incident 1, a bright circular orb expelled 3-4 smaller red lights that instantly accelerated and maneuvered into a horizontal formation; the sequence repeated approximately five times between 1900 and 1930 hours, observed by multiple team members.
→In Incident 2, objects appeared to mimic ground vehicles (headlights), hovered within 20 feet of the ground, exhibited instant acceleration, and one transformed into a box-shaped configuration of orange and purple lights before disappearing near a mountain range.
→In Incident 3, a single orb-like light preceded agents at speeds exceeding 80 mph over 10-15 miles, then transformed into an orange orb-like disk before vanishing; a semi-truck may or may not have been the same object.
→All three incidents were characterized by no acoustics, no interference effects, and no physiological effects experienced by the witnesses.
→The witness explicitly compared the triangular red light formation in Incident 2 to the Phoenix Lights incident of the 1990s, and described object behavior as 'inconsistent with physics' and 'significantly technologically advanced.'
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 2, a U.S. federal law enforcement special agent, describing three separate UAP incidents observed over two days in October 2023 in the western United States. The witness describes luminous orb-like objects, formations of red lights, and objects that appeared to mimic ground vehicles, all exhibiting anomalous flight characteristics inconsistent with known aircraft or physics. AI-generated illustrative images are appended to each incident description.
Analyst Notes
This is a single-witness written narrative submitted approximately two and a half years after the events occurred, with no contemporaneous sensor data, radar tracks, or independent corroboration provided within this document. The AI-generated images are explicitly illustrative and not evidentiary. While the witness states other team members confirmed observations in Incident 1, no statements from those individuals are included. The document contains no official analytical conclusion regarding the nature of the phenomena. Video footage is referenced in Incident 3 but is not included in this memorandum.
Extracted Entities
People
Witness 2 (identity not disclosed)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 not specified)
Locations
Western United StatesValley with mountain ranges to west and east (Incident 1)Rural highway and dirt road heading north/northeast up a valley (Incident 2)Rural highway, base of a hill (Incident 3)
Aircraft & Objects
Bright circular orb-like light with smaller red orb within it