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DOW-UAP-D077, AARO Unresolved Case Analysis Update: Western United States Event

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Official WAR.gov Release 03 pdf record DOW-UAP-D077: DOW-UAP-D077, AARO Unresolved Case Analysis Update: Western United States Event. Agency: Department of War; incident context: 2023, Western United States.

Type
Declassified
Agency
Department of War
Pages
4
Released
June 12, 2026
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Short overview

This 5 June 2026 memorandum summarizes AARO’s ongoing analysis of a reported UAP incident in the western United States in October 2023. Six federal law-enforcement special agents reported observations near a sensitive national security site. AARO plausibly attributes about 60 percent of the reported activity to military aircraft, while about 40 percent remains unresolved after first-stage analysis.

Why this is interesting

  • Official AARO interim assessment with an explicitly unresolved portion.
  • Separates reported observations from hypotheses and ruled-out explanations.
  • Uses flight logs, radar, spatial estimates, and ADS-B data according to the text.
  • Treats “orbs launching orbs” as a case description, not a confirmed technical claim.

Selected passages

  • p. 1: The executive summary describes a two-day October 2023 incident near a sensitive site in the western United States.
  • p. 1: Six special agents reported observing “orbs launching other orbs” at approximately dusk.
  • p. 2: AARO says about 40 percent of the phenomena lack a plausible explanation after first-stage analysis.
  • p. 3: For the remaining portion, radar and ADS-B data reportedly show no known aircraft in the observers’ estimated line of sight.
Open transcript

Background

This memorandum summarizes the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office’s (AARO) ongoing analysis of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in 2023. As of June 2026, the case remains unresolved.

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