DOW-UAP-D081, הצהרת עדות 3, 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 3 - 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 3 provided to the All-
domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Witness 3 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 3 submitted the following text:

“Tn mid-Oct 2023, I was with agents from our office at our work location. We were out of the
office conducting work related activities. Traveling and working with one other agent, at
approximately 1900, roughly dusk with a clear sky, I was looking east when I saw a large orange
orb in the sky seemingly coming in my direction. I recall my partner asking, “are you seeing
this?” I couldn’t tell how large the orb was because I could not determine how far away it was. I
recall that it was alternating between clear and orange with maybe two or three seconds in each
colored cycle. When it was orange, the outline was well defined, but when it was clear, it did not
seem to disappear as I vaguely recall still being able to see an outline of the orb although it was
clear. In terms of speed, I’d estimate the orb moved approximately 20 degrees in the sky in
about three to five seconds. When the orb was at approximately 45 degrees (halfway between
the horizon and directly overhead), it expelled three smaller red orbs. The expulsion appeared to
be mechanical. The red orbs then moved to the south in a straight line spaced about one second
apart, also at 45 degrees (from directly overhead to the horizon) until I could no longer see them.
I did not pay attention to what the orange orb was doing after it released the red orbs. However,
I don’t recall seeing it any longer. I do not recall any sound associated with what I saw. Also,
there were no exhaust trails coming from either the orange or the red orbs. Although I could not
tell how large the orange orb was, the red orbs were a lot smaller than the orange orb.
Comparatively, I’d say the red orbs were like grapes being expelled from a basketball. The time
frame for this explanation was maybe 30-45 seconds.

In a second occurrence, also in mid-Oct 2023, either the same night or the next night, I was out
with my partner again but at a different location. It was nearing full darkness, so I’d say the time
was probably ~2000-2030 and the sky was clear. I was using NVGs to scan the sky when I saw

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red lights coming from the north…