DOW-UAP-D078: Notional Map: Western United States Event
This released document records that this image is a notional representation of four incidents reportedly involving unidentified anomalous phenomena in the western United States. The file preserves the source account or analysis but does not independently establish interpretations beyond the cited record. This document is useful as an officially released artifact because it preserves the file's provenance and lets its claims be compared with related Release 03 records.
- File
- Document · Release 03
- Date
- October, 2023
- Location
- Westen United States
- Extent
- 1 pages
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Probed Assessment
Key takeaways
- This image is a notional representation of four incidents reportedly involving unidentified anomalous phenomena in the western United States.
- Agents reported observing a large 'fiery orb' projected against a ridgeline at an approximate distance of 1,000 yards.
- Agents reported observing a 'thin or dark kite-shaped object' featuring one red light and one white light at a close estimated range.
Why it matters
DOW-UAP-D078, Notional Map: Western United States Event is an officially released 1-page record with searchable page text, page-specific claim locators, dated events where supported, and document-level provenance.
Corroboration
The release establishes official provenance for DOW-UAP-D078, Notional Map: Western United States Event, but its reported observations, judgments, and interpretations remain source claims unless supported by independent records.
Open questions
- • Which companion records or contemporaneous sources, if any, independently corroborate the document’s key claims?
Probed separates this editorial assessment from the source claims below. It summarizes what the released artifact supports; it is not independent verification.
Official Description from War.gov
This image is a notional representation of four incidents reportedly involving unidentified anomalous phenomena in the western United States, as seen from above. This illustration depicts multiple incidents reported by U.S. federal law enforcement special agents over a period of several days in October 2023.
Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.
File Context
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Tracker findings
Agents reported a fiery orb against a ridgeline
The record states: Agents reported observing a large 'fiery orb' projected against a ridgeline at an approximate distance of 1,000 yards.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 03
- Official ID
- release-03-file-029-dow-uap-d078-notional-map-western-united-states-event
- Cleared
- Jun 12, 2026
Referenced Timeline
Reported UAP incidents in the western United States
Multiple incidents reported by U.S. federal law enforcement special agents over a period of several days.
LinkedWestern United States
Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
This image is a notional representation of four incidents reportedly involving unidentified anomalous phenomena in the western United States.
This image is a notional representation of four incidents reportedly involving unidentified anomalous phenomena in the western United States.
Agents reported observing a large 'fiery orb' projected against a ridgeline at an approximate distance of 1,000 yards.
orbs.” _ an approximate distance of 1,000 yards. Incident 2: “Fiery Orb” Agents reported observing a large “fiery orb” projected against a ridgeline at
Agents reported observing a 'thin or dark kite-shaped object' featuring one red light and one white light at a close estimated range.
Agents reported observing a 'thin or dark kite-shaped object' featuring one red light and one white light at a close estimated range.