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DOW-UAP-D082: Narrative Statement 4, Western United States Event, 2023

This released document records that witness 4 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
3 pages

Probed Assessment

This released document records that witness 4 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.

Key takeaways

  • The source states that witness 4 observed unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023 in the western United States.
  • The source states that witness 4 saw a bright ball of light like a shooting star beam across and over a hillside.
  • The source states that witness 4 observed multiple singular bright orange lights that appeared to shoot out smaller orange lights.

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 4 provided to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Witness 4 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

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Tracker findings

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Witness 4 reported two days of UAP activity in the western U.S.

The record states: Witness 4 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-033-dow-uap-d082-narrative-statement-4-western-united-states-event-2023
Cleared
Jun 12, 2026
Official release source

Referenced Timeline

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    Observation of UAP by Witness 4

    Witness 4 observed unidentified anomalous phenomena over a period of two days.

  2. Page 1

    Memorandum Date

    Date of the memorandum for record.

Source Claims

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

Reported by source9Source interpretation1
Source reportedObservedPage 1

Witness 4 observed unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023 in the western United States.

Witness 4 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

Witness 4 saw a bright ball of light like a shooting star beam across and over a hillside.

I saw a bright ball of light like a shooting star beam across and over a hillside.

Source reportedObservedPage 1

Witness 4 observed multiple singular bright orange lights that appeared to shoot out smaller orange lights.

I observed multiple singular very bright orange lights that appeared to shoot out smaller orange lights as if being hatched from the larger very bright orange light.

Source reportedObservedPage 1

Witness 4 saw nine lights form a horizontal line just above a ridgeline.

I saw nine lights formed a horizontal line just above a ridgeline.

Source reportedObservedPage 2

Witness 4 observed chemtrails moving up toward the atmosphere.

I also saw what appeared to be chemtrails approx. 10 finger lengths from the highest ridge point.

Source reportedObservedPage 2

Witness 4 saw a plane in the same direction as the chemtrails.

At this time, I saw a plane in the same direction (southeast) as the chemtrails.

InterpretationObservedPage 2

Witness 4 observed a string of lights that resembled a Starlink deployment.

In tandem I saw a string of lights that resembled a Starlink deployment.

LinkedStarlink
Source reportedObservedPage 2

Witness 4 saw lights moving horizontally just above a ridgeline.

A few days later at around the same time (after dusk) I saw lights moving horizontally just above a ridgeline.

Source reportedObservedPage 2

Witness 4 observed an object with a faint red light hovering between two mountain ridges.

At approx. 400 meters away I saw an object that was slightly darker than the sky at dusk and lighter than the color of the terrain. There was a faint red light on the object which was static and hovering in between two mountain ridges.

Source reportedObservedPage 3

Witness 4 saw a yellow light move quickly from North to South.

Some months thereafter at around midnight I saw a yellow light appear at my eyeline; I was about 2k above ground. This light did not move and was below the ridgeline of a hillside. There are buildings on that hill, so I wasn’t sure if…

Source Material & Evidence

statement

Narrative Statement 4 from Witness 4

RELEASE-03-FILE-033-DOW-UAP-D082-NARRATIVE-STATEMENT-4-WESTERN-UNITED-STATES-EVENT-2023

image

Sketch provided by Witness 4

Research Map

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