Western US Event
- Kind
- Document
- Agency
- Department of War
- Incident date
- 2023
- Location
- Western United States
- Released
- May 8, 2026
The file opens on war.gov, the Department of War's PURSUE site.
WHAT THE RECORD SAYS
The government's own description, as released.
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.
RELEASED WITH
DOW-UAP-D077, AARO Unresolved Case Analysis Update: Western United States Event
DOW-UAP-D078, Notional Map: Western United States Event
DOW-UAP-D079, Narrative Statement 1, Western United States Event, 2023
DOW-UAP-D080, Narrative Statement 2, Western United States Event, 2023
DOW-UAP-D081, Narrative Statement 3, Western United States Event, 2023
DOW-UAP-D082, Narrative Statement 4, Western United States Event, 2023
DOW-UAP-D083, Narrative Statement 5, Western United States Event, 2023
FBI-UAP-D014, Correspondence Relating to UFO Sightings, 1967, 1974
FBI-UAP-D014, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 1-1, Western United States Event, 2023
FBI-UAP-D015, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 1-2, Western United States Event, 2023
FBI-UAP-D016, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-1, Western United States Event, 2023
FBI-UAP-D017, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-2, Western United States Event, 2023
FBI-UAP-D018, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-3, Western United States Event, 2023
FBI-UAP-D019, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-4, Western United States Event, 2023
FBI-UAP-D020, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-5, Western United States Event, 2023
FBI-UAP-D021, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 1-3, Western United States Event, 2023
FBI-UAP-D022, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-6, Western United States Event, 2026
FBI-UAP-D023, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-7, Western United States Event, 2023
FBI-UAP-PR005, Digital Recreation, Narrative Statement 3-1, Western United States Event, 2023
FBI-UAP-PR006, Digital Recreation, Narrative Statement 3-2, Western United States Event, 2023
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