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FBI-UAP-D040, FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026

An FBI FD-302 records a second witness account of multiple red lights during a rainy 2026 nighttime observation. The source describes clusters of three lights moving together, later low-level lights visible through night optics, a rapidly moving peripheral streak, and the same reported 25-minute analog-watch discrepancy.

File
Document · Release 05
Date
2026
Location
Western United States
Extent
2 pages

Probed Assessment

Key takeaways

  • After about 15 minutes of watching one light, the witness reported six to ten additional lights directly overhead.
  • One light reportedly descended rapidly by an estimated 1,000 feet and then disappeared.
  • The witness described some lights as groups of three arranged in triangular or diamond-shaped patterns.

Why it matters

This 2-page official record adds page-located primary-source material to the public history represented in Release 05. Its value lies in what the document records, not in independent confirmation of every reported event or estimate.

Corroboration

The assessment is grounded in the official PDF, reviewed page text, and faithful source excerpts. Statements attributed to witnesses or agencies remain source claims unless separately corroborated in the record.

Open questions

  • Which reported observations or technical estimates can be independently corroborated from contemporaneous records?

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 document is an FBI FD-302, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uses to record interviews. This FD-302 records a 2026 telephonic interview with a U.S. person, in which the interviewee describes two incidents potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States in 2026. A second individual who was present during the incidents at the time also provided an interview, recorded in this collection as “FBI-UAP-D037.” Two FBI digital renderings based upon the observers’ descriptions accompany this document, under the titles FBI-UAP-D041 and FBI-UAP-D042.

Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.

File Context

Related entities

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Research Map relationships require row-level claim or timeline references.

Tracker findings

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After about 15 minutes of watching one light, the witness reported six to ten

The record states: After about 15 minutes of watching one light, the witness reported six to ten additional lights directly overhead.

The witness described some lights as groups of three arranged in triangular

The record states: The witness described some lights as groups of three arranged in triangular or diamond-shaped patterns.

One light reportedly descended rapidly and disappeared

The record states: One light reportedly descended rapidly by an estimated 1,000 feet and then disappeared.

Two lights reportedly stopped near the observers

The record states: Two lights were reported to stop an estimated 200 to 300 meters from the observers.

Release provenance

Release
Release 05
Official ID
release-05-file-040-fbi-uap-d040-fd-302-multiple-red-lights-2026
Cleared
Aug 7, 2026
Official release source

Referenced Timeline

  1. Page 1

    Red-light clusters reported

    The witness reported multiple red-light clusters moving over a western U.S. observation area.

  2. Page 2

    Analog watch discrepancy reported

    The source reports that one analog watch read 25 minutes fast while digital clocks agreed.

Source Claims

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

Source reportedAssertedPage 1

After about 15 minutes of watching one light, the witness reported six to ten additional lights directly overhead.

After approximately 15 minutes, as | watched this light, multiple more (approximately 6 to 10) lights appeared directly over their position.

Source reportedAssertedPage 1

One light reportedly descended rapidly by an estimated 1,000 feet and then disappeared.

During this time, one of the lights descended rapidly a estimated approximately 1000 feet), then disappeared.

Source reportedAssertedPage 2

The witness described some lights as groups of three arranged in triangular or diamond-shaped patterns.

5-8-10) Continuation of FD-302 of PF On EB 2026 Page 2 of 2 or wh the lights appeared to each be three separate lights in a triangular or diamond-shaped pattern.

Source reportedAssertedPage 2

Two lights were reported to stop an estimated 200 to 300 meters from the observers.

Both lights appeared to stop approximately 200-300 meters from their position.

Source reportedAssertedPage 2

The witness also described a fast streak of light at the edge of vision while watching lights to the east.

As watched these lights to his east, he saw a rapidly moving streak of light on the periphery of his vision.

Source reportedAssertedPage 2

A second person reportedly found that a watch was 25 minutes fast when asked to compare the time.

[BBM then asked JJ what time he had and relayed that his watch was 25 minutes fast.

Source Material & Evidence

document

Official Release 05 source document

FBI-UAP-D040, FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026

Research Map

7 entities · 2 grounded links

Lines appear only when two entities share a row-level source claim or dated timeline event. Unconnected nodes remain visible without implying a relationship.

UAP/Disclosure Graph
7 nodes2 links