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This Federal Bureau of Investigation FD-302 interview report from 2026 records a witness account, with names and locations redacted, of multiple unidentified dull red lights seen at night in 2026. The witness watched them through night optical devices as they moved along a mountain ridgeline, hovered overhead and came as low as about 6 feet off the ground. The witness also said his analog watch ran 25 minutes fast afterward. The form states that it contains no FBI recommendations or conclusions.
From the source: Release of 2026-08-07 Incident: 2026, Western United States. Released with redactions. 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 interview with a U.S. person, in which the interviewee describes three incidents potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States occurring within a 5-hour period in 2026. A second individual who was present at the time also provided an interview, recorded in this collection as “FBI-UAP-D040.” Two FBI digital renderings based upon the observer’s descriptions accompany this document, under the titles FBI-UAP-D038 and FBI-UAP-D039.
- 1 of 3 - FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry ~ was inte rviewed by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent (SA) SA and After being advised on the identities of the interviewing agents, - provided the following information : Prior t o his current r ole previously worked for had left theOn - 2026 , - and - at at approximately 7 : 45pm and were headed to a l ocat i on on the central/northern portion of - Weather condition at the time was rainy with significant cloud cover. Approximately 30 minutes after passing through the 8 : 00pm- 8 : 30pm), (approximately saw two unidentified lights in the sky, pulled over to the side o f the r oad and exited the vehicle to investigate . - described the lights as "dash" shaped and dul l red in color t o t he naked eye . The l ights moved along the ridgeline o f the mountains t o his west . - was equipped with Night Optica l Devices (NODs) and observed the lights through said optics as well . - relayed that, despite being "dash shaped" to the naked eye, the lights appeared "orb- like " or circular t h r ough the NODs, with the characteristic "NOD halo " around them, which is typical when l ooking at a l i ght source through NODs . - stated that he is very fami liar with using NODs, as he has been using them for 25+ years and has many hours of experience . - stated that he has astigmatism and while the objects appeared "dash- shaped" t o h im, stated they appeared triangular or diamond - shaped, which could possibly be attributed t o - astigmatism . Afte r approximately 20 minutes, both of the aforementioned unidentified lights disappeared . Shortly thereafter - observed , another, similar Investigation on _______________ by United States . Date drafted ~ This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions ofthe FBI. It is the property ofthe FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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