DOW-UAP-D081, Narrative Statement 3, Western United States Event, 2023
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Official WAR.gov Release 03 pdf record DOW-UAP-D081: DOW-UAP-D081, Narrative Statement 3, Western United States Event, 2023. Agency: Department of War; incident context: October, 2023, Westen United States.
Document Highlights
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Short overview
This memorandum contains the narrative Witness 3 provided to AARO. The witness describes dusk observations including a large orange orb-like light, red lights over an airfield, and a vehicle-like object. The passage is a recollection; claims about a vehicle’s involvement or response remain reported perceptions.
Why this is interesting
- Adds another witness perspective to the AARO case file.
- Describes movement of red lights and hovering over an airfield.
- Includes statements that no associated sound was recalled.
- Shows how observation and interpretation can merge in narrative accounts.
Selected passages
- p. 1: The executive summary identifies the first-hand narrative from Witness 3 provided to AARO.
- p. 1: Witness 3 describes seeing a large orange orb-like light in the eastern sky around 1900 under clear conditions.
- p. 2: Four red lights reportedly crossed about 90 degrees of sky and then hovered in a square over an airfield.
- p. 2: The witness mentions a lower vehicle-like object with slowly flashing headlights and no remembered sound.
Background
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.