2023 · Near a sensitive site, western U.S.
Federal agents' two-day encounter
Part ofThe nuclear connection
WhenOctober 2023
WhereNear a sensitive site, western U.S.
Backing4 independent
Evidenceofficial records, documents
Over two days, at least five federal law enforcement special agents near a sensitive national-security site in the western U.S. reported UAP. AARO took first-hand narratives from each, mapped four separate incidents, and the FBI turned the descriptions into digital renderings and recreation videos. As of June 2026 AARO lists the case as unresolved. In September 2023 the FBI had already interviewed witnesses at a U.S. test site who described a bronze, metallic ellipsoid 130 to 195 feet long that appeared out of a bright light and vanished instantly.
Evidence, in date order (4)
- Sept 2023FBIdocumentcomposite sketch of a bronze ellipsoid from a September 2023 test-site interview war.gov: FBI composite sketch: bronze ellipsoid, Sept 2023
- Oct 2023Federal special agentsofficialfive firsthand witness narratives taken by AARO war.gov: Witness narrative 1
- 2026AAROofficialunresolved-case update and notional map of four incidents war.gov: AARO unresolved case update: Western U.S. event
- 2026FBIdocumentdigital recreation videos from the descriptions war.gov video (on DVIDS): FBI digital recreation 3-1
How plausible · High
Five federal agents gave firsthand narratives that AARO released and lists as unresolved.
- ●●Access Direct observation or instruments.
- ●●No gain sought Nothing to gain.
- ●●Character record Trained professionals.
- ●●Independent convergence Independent sources agree.
- ●●Checkable details check out Released official records.
- ●●Fits the documented skeleton Fits the documented record.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.
On the record
- AARO's unresolved-case update, a notional map, and five witness narratives.
- FBI renderings and recreation videos.
- The FBI's September 2023 composite sketch and interview serials.
Claims
Something is repeatedly visiting U.S. nuclear and test sites, and federal agents saw it up close.speculationSourced, unconfirmedbelievers
war.gov files on this case (20)
Photos (10)
PDFs (8)
PDFAARO Unresolved Case Analysis Update: Western United States EventDOW · Release 03 · 2023
PDFNarrative Statement 1, Western United States Event, 2023DOW · Release 03 · October, 2023
PDFNarrative Statement 2, Western United States Event, 2023DOW · Release 03 · October, 2023
PDFNarrative Statement 3, Western United States Event, 2023DOW · Release 03 · October, 2023
PDFNarrative Statement 4, Western United States Event, 2023DOW · Release 03 · October, 2023
PDFNarrative Statement 5, Western United States Event, 2023DOW · Release 03 · October, 2023
PDFNotional Map: Western United States EventDOW · Release 03 · October, 2023
PDFWestern US EventDOW · Release 01 · 2023
Videos (2)
VideoDigital Recreation, Narrative Statement 3-1, Western United States Event, 2023FBI · Release 03 · October, 2023
VideoDigital Recreation, Narrative Statement 3-2, Western United States Event, 2023FBI · Release 03 · October, 2023
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