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DOW-UAP-D080, Narrative Statement 2, Western United States Event, 2023

WAR.gov / Department of War PURSUE Release 03

Official WAR.gov Release 03 pdf record DOW-UAP-D080: DOW-UAP-D080, Narrative Statement 2, Western United States Event, 2023. Agency: Department of War; incident context: October, 2023, Westen United States.

Type
Declassified
Agency
Department of War
Pages
8
Released
June 12, 2026

Document Highlights

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Short overview

This memorandum contains the first-person narrative Witness 2 provided to AARO. Witness 2 describes several incidents involving orb-like lights, red light groupings, and later impressions of vehicle-like objects. The account includes subjective comparisons and interpretations that should not be read as confirmed technical properties.

Why this is interesting

  • Provides a detailed witness perspective with time and spatial descriptions.
  • Describes repeated appearances of a bright orb-like light and smaller red lights.
  • Includes a cautious “I am not saying or suggesting” caveat around a comparison.
  • Mixes observed lights with subjective interpretation, which is important for context.

Selected passages

  • p. 1: The executive summary identifies the first-hand narrative from Witness 2 provided to AARO.
  • p. 1: Witness 2 says the process repeated about five times between roughly 1900 and 1930 hours.
  • p. 2: The witness compares the bright orb-like light’s appearance and disappearance to a “portal” description, while saying they are not suggesting that as the explanation.
  • p. 3: Later impressions of a vehicle-like or “box-truck” object are presented as the witness’s subjective observation.

Background

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.