DOW-UAP-D080, הצהרת עדות 2, אירוע במערב ארצות הברית, 2023

UNCLASSIFIED

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF WAR
5000 DEFENSE PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20301-5000

INTELLIGENCE
AND SECURITY

02 June 2026
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: Narrative from Witness 2 - Western U.S. Event

References: (a) https://www-war.gov/ufo/#Western-US-Event, VIRIN: 260508-D-D0360-1052,
08-MAY 2026.

1. Executive Summary.

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.

2. Witness Narrative.

In response to AARO’s request to provide a free-form narrative of the sequence of events
exactly as they remember them, Witness 2 submitted the following text:

“Tneident 1

In October 2023, my partner and I were tasked to survey an area for individuals launching
drones. My partner and I were positioned in a valley, with mountain ranges to the west and east
and more distant ranges to the north; we had teams positioned throughout the area as well. The
weather was clear; we sat [and] watched the sunset as dusk transitioned into darkness. At
approximately 1900 hours, I observed a bright circular orb-like light approximately 35-45
degrees above the northern/northeastern horizon. Originally, the light was not dissimilar to that
of a luminescent planet observed in the night sky but grew slowly brighter. The bright orb-like
light had a smaller red orb-like light within it. 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. The red lights were
approximately 1/15 the size of the orb-like light. The bright orb-like light did not appear to be an
artificial neon glow, but rather a bright natural light with a slight halo effect. The red lights were
less luminescent and appeared to be more like artificial lights (e.g., taillights). Following the
expulsion of the smaller red lights, the bright orb-like light dimmed and faded from sight. From
approximately 1900 hours to approximately 1930 hours, I witnessed the process repeat
approximately five times across the northern, northeastern, and eastern horizon. Our teams
confirmed they observed the same objects. The last grouping of red lights moved in a horizonal
pattern to the southern horizon where they remained the rest of the evening. The three red lights
were all aligned and remained equally spaced. From approximately 1930 hours until
approximately 2300 hours, the red lights hovered above the southern horizon. The red lights
sometime dipped below the horizon, out of sight but consistently rose back up. At

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approximately 2300 hours we departed the area. There were no acoustics, interreference or
physiological effects experienced du…