DOW-UAP-D079: Narrative Statement 1, Western United States Event, 2023
This released document records that witness 1 observed unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023 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
- 2 pages
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Probed Assessment
Key takeaways
- Witness 1 observed unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023 in the western United States.
- Witness 1 observed a large glowing ball that appeared to be 500 to 600 meters away, later measured to be about 1100 meters.
- The glowing ball appeared to have a swirly pattern of bright lava and was about 20 feet or more in diameter.
Why it matters
DOW-UAP-D079, Narrative Statement 1, Western United States Event, 2023 is an officially released 2-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-D079, Narrative Statement 1, Western United States Event, 2023, 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?
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Official Description from War.gov
This memorandum presents the first-hand narrative from Witness 1 provided to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Witness 1 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.
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File Context
Related entities
Tracker findings
Witness 1 reported two days of UAP activity in the western U.S.
The record states: Witness 1 observed unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023 in the western United States.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 03
- Official ID
- release-03-file-030-dow-uap-d079-narrative-statement-1-western-united-states-event-2023
- Cleared
- Jun 12, 2026
Referenced Timeline
Observation of UAP by Witness 1
Witness 1 observed unidentified anomalous phenomena over a period of two days.
Memorandum Date
Date of the memorandum for record.
Source Claims
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Witness 1 observed unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023 in the western United States.
Witness 1 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.
Witness 1 observed a large glowing ball that appeared to be 500 to 600 meters away, later measured to be about 1100 meters.
It looked like it was between us and a hill face, and initially I guessed it was 500 to 600 meters away, though another later day I was able to use a range finder to put the distance to the hillside at about 1100 meters.
The glowing ball appeared to have a swirly pattern of bright lava and was about 20 feet or more in diameter.
The ball appeared close to the hill face. It was j ust a circle of light that looked like a swirly pattern ofbright lava. It was bright in the dusk light, the time was just before 7 pm I think.
Three red lights flew out of the glowing ball and moved quickly away.
While it was lit, it appeared three red lights flew out of and away from it. They seemed evenly spaced apart and moved pretty fast, quickly disappearing from sight.
A flash lit up the sky when the orange light appeared.
At the same time the orange light lit up, there appeared to be a flash from over the horizon to the left. The flash lit up the sky pretty well, though very briefly.
A vehicle with one red and one white taillight was observed hovering and not kicking up dust.
I noticed it appeared one taillight cover was broken because one taillight was red and one was white. It did not bounce or move with the terrain, but seemed to hover. It did not kick up any dust either.
The object was hard to define visually and appeared transparent.
The object itself was still hard to define its shape and borders visually. It