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DOW-UAP-D080: Narrative Statement 2, Western United States Event, 2023

This released document records that witness 2 observed unidentified anomalous phenomena 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
8 pages

Probed Assessment

This released document records that witness 2 observed unidentified anomalous phenomena 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.

Key takeaways

  • The source states that witness 2 observed unidentified anomalous phenomena over a period of two days in October 2023 in the western United States.
  • The source states that a bright circular orb-like light with a smaller red orb-like light within it was observed.
  • The source states that the bright orb-like light expelled three or four red lights which maneuvered into a horizontal formation.

Why it matters

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.

Corroboration

The release metadata and stored source material corroborate the file's provenance. Reported sightings, interpretations, and allegations remain attributed to the source unless independently supported by the cited evidence.

Open questions

  • What additional contemporaneous records or independent evidence could test the source account?

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 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.

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

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Witness 2 saw a bright orb-like light with a smaller red light

The record states: A bright circular orb-like light with a smaller red orb-like light within it was observed.

Release provenance

Release
Release 03
Official ID
release-03-file-031-dow-uap-d080-narrative-statement-2-western-united-states-event-2023
Cleared
Jun 12, 2026
Official release source

Referenced Timeline

  1. Page 1

    Observation of UAP by Witness 2

    Witness 2 observed unidentified anomalous phenomena over a period of two days.

  2. Page 1

    Memorandum for Record

    Date of the memorandum documenting the narrative statement.

Source Claims

Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.

Reported by source4Source interpretation3
Source reportedObservedPage 1

Witness 2 observed unidentified anomalous phenomena over a period of two days in October 2023 in the western United States.

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.

Source reportedObservedPage 1

A bright circular orb-like light with a smaller red orb-like light within it was observed.

At approximately 1900 hours, I observed a bright circular orb-like light approximately 35-45 degrees above the northern/north eastern horizon. Originally, the light was not dissimilar to that of a luminescent planet observed in the night sky but grew slowly brighter.

Source reportedObservedPage 1

The bright orb-like light expelled three or four red lights which maneuvered into a horizontal formation.

As the bright orb-like light grew larger, it expelled three or four red lights from it. The red lights accelerated instantly and maneuvered with perfect, smooth coordination into a horizontal formation.

Source reportedObservedPage 1

The red lights hovered above the southern horizon from approximately 1930 hours until approximately 2300 hours.

From approximately 1930 hours until approximately 2300 hours, the red lights hovered above the southern horizon.

InterpretationAssertedPage 2

The objects appeared to move with purpose in a coordinated fashion.

The objects appeared to move with purpose in a coordinated fashion, but it did not appear to be a defensive countermeasure.

InterpretationAssertedPage 3

The objects' behavior was inconsistent with physics.

All the objects did appear significantly technologically advanced, and their behavior was inconsistent with physics.

InterpretationAssertedPage 3

The triangle/red lights over the horizon were reminiscent of the Phoenix lights event/incident in the 1990s.

The triangle/red lights over the horizon were reminiscent of the Phoenix lights event/incident in the 1990s.

Source Material & Evidence

statement

Narrative Statement 2 from Witness 2

RELEASE-03-FILE-031-DOW-UAP-D080-NARRATIVE-STATEMENT-2-WESTERN-UNITED-STATES-EVENT-2023

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Research Map

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UAP/Disclosure Graph
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