LLE-UAP-PR004, Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado, October 2023
This phone video shows a small bright light while nearby vehicle light affects autofocus. An official companion transcript attributes an orb, an approximate 300-foot altitude, a negative aircraft radar check, about 15 minutes stationary, and apparent approach to the officer. The released video is silent, and official sources still conflict between October 2023 and January 2024.
- File
- Video · Release 06
- Date
- October, 2023
- Location
- Colorado
- Duration
- 1 min 42 sec
Probed Assessment
This cellular-camera release shows a small bright light while nearby vehicle light affects autofocus and image processing twice. An official companion transcript attributes an “orb,” an approximate 300-foot altitude, a negative aircraft radar check, about 15 minutes stationary, and apparent approach to the reporting officer. The released video remains digitally silent, and the official record still conflicts between October 2023 and January 2024.
Key takeaways
- The official video description says January 2024, while the title, War.gov manifest, DVIDS date-taken field, and D001 companion transcript support October 2023; the conflict remains disclosed.
- D001 attributes an orb description, approximate 300-foot altitude, a negative aircraft radar check, about 15 minutes stationary, and later apparent approach to the reporting officer; these are not independently verified measurements.
- From 00:36–01:04 an approaching vehicle affected automatic image processing and autofocus while the camera remained on the apparent light.
- The released PR004 audio track is digitally silent. The five searchable segments come from the separately published D001 companion transcript and are not video ASR or evidence of audible speech.
Why it matters
The official pairing adds the reporting officer’s redacted narrative to the source-labeled video while keeping witness statements separate from what the silent imagery and phone processing can establish.
Corroboration
The title, War.gov manifest, DVIDS date-taken field, and D001 companion transcript support October 2023, while PR004’s separate official description says January 2024. D001’s vehicle-sound labels overlap the period in which PR004 metadata describes vehicle-light autofocus effects, but this does not establish exact audio synchronization. The released PR004 track is digitally silent; D001 is a separately published companion transcript, not video ASR.
Open questions
- • What underlying sensor data or contemporaneous records, if any, could distinguish camera or display effects from scene motion?
- • Has AARO issued a case resolution or additional context for this specific release?
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
A local law enforcement officer submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office consisting of 1 minute and 42 seconds of video footage from a commercially available cellular device’s rear-facing camera in January 2024. The reporting officer described the phenomenon as “silent” and as featuring “red, blue, and green flashing lights.” Video Description: In the first 2 seconds of this video, AARO digitally altered this footage by blurring the bottom half to obscure information whose release could be reasonably expected to affect the privacy or other protected interest of a U.S. person or commercial entity. 00:00-00:35: The camera focuses on an apparent light source, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:36-01:04: An approaching vehicle influences the camera’s automatic image-processing filters, including autofocus. The camera remains focused on the apparent light source. 01:05-1:27: The camera remains focused on the apparent light source. 01:28-01:37: An approaching vehicle influences the camera’s automatic image-processing filters, including autofocus. The camera remains focused on the apparent light source. 01:38-01:42: The camera pans down. AARO Comment: Cellular devices of the type used to capture this footage employ autofocus and other automated image-processing functions that may distort the apparent morphological and kinematic characteristics of distant subjects, particularly at high magnification.
Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.
File Context
Related entities
Tracker findings
Title and description disagree between October 2023 and January 2024
Official DVIDS metadata says a Colorado law-enforcement officer submitted 1 minute 42 seconds of cellular video recorded in January 2024.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 06
- Official ID
- release-06-file-072-lle-uap-pr004-unresolved-uap-report-colorado-october-2023
- Cleared
- Sep 18, 2026
Related coverage
Sighting Context
Stored occurrence and enrichment data for this released artifact. Missing or regional data stays explicit rather than being inferred.
Shape not classified
No grounded form data
Observation profile
Recorded occurrence details
- Occurrence
- Colorado · October, 2023
- Location
- Colorado
- Classification
- Not classified
Environmental, lunar, orbital, satellite, airport, and nearby-infrastructure context loads when this section approaches the viewport.
Referenced Timeline
DVIDS recorded date
The official DVIDS page lists 10.01.2023 as the date taken and COLORADO, US as the location.
DVIDS posted date
The official DVIDS page lists 09.18.2026 07:15 as the posting time for this released media record.
Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
Official DVIDS metadata says a Colorado law-enforcement officer submitted 1 minute 42 seconds of cellular video recorded in January 2024.
A local law enforcement officer submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office consisting of 1 minute and 42 seconds of video footage from a commercially available cellular device’s rear-facing camera in January 2024.
Official DVIDS metadata says the reporting officer described the light as silent and flashing red, blue, and green; this remains a witness description.
The reporting officer described the phenomenon as “silent” and as featuring “red, blue, and green flashing lights.”
Official DVIDS metadata states that from 00:36–01:04 an approaching vehicle affected automatic image processing and autofocus while the camera remained on the apparent light.
00:36-01:04: An approaching vehicle influences the camera’s automatic image-processing filters, including autofocus. The camera remains focused on the apparent light source.
Official DVIDS metadata says AARO cautions that autofocus and automated processing can distort the apparent shape and motion of distant subjects at high magnification.
Cellular devices of the type used to capture this footage employ autofocus and other automated image-processing functions that may distort the apparent morphological and kinematic characteristics of distant subjects, particularly at high magnification.
Official companion transcript D001 says the officer described an “orb” and estimated it at approximately 300 feet above the ground.
I am watching another orb that is flying approximately... ...300 feet up off the ground.
Official companion transcript D001 says the officer checked radar and reported no aircraft flying in the area.
I did check radar, there is no aircraft flying in the area.
Official companion transcript D001 says the object had remained stationary for about 15 minutes.
This has been flying stationary for about 15 minutes.
Official companion transcript D001 says at 01:00 the object was moving closer and visible to the officer.
Okay, the craft is flying closer to me now. I can see it.
Source Material & Evidence
Transcript
Local law-enforcement officer: [Official D001 p. 1; printed transcript locator 00:00] Speaker: Okay, it is [REDACTED: (b)(7)(A), (b)(7)(C)] approximately [REDACTED: (b)(7)(A), (b)(7)(C)] hours. I am at mile marker [REDACTED: (b)(7)(A), (b)(7)(C)] I-[REDACTED: (b)(7)(A), (b)(7)(C)] westbound direction. I am watching another orb that is flying approximately...
Local law-enforcement officer and background radio: [Official D001 p. 1; printed transcript locator 00:15] Speaker: ...300 feet up off the ground. I did check radar, there is no aircraft flying in the area. (Background Radio): ...[REDACTED: (b)(7)(A)]...
Local law-enforcement officer and background radio: [Official D001 p. 1; printed transcript locator 00:30] (Background Radio): ...clearance... Speaker: This has been flying stationary for about 15 minutes. (Background Radio): ...copy [REDACTED: (b)(7)(A)]...
[Official D001 p. 1; printed transcript locator 00:45] (Sound of vehicles passing)
Local law-enforcement officer: [Official D001 p. 1; printed transcript locator 01:00] (Sound of a large truck passing) Speaker: Okay, the craft is flying closer to me now. I can see it.
Research Map
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