RELEASE 03 / DOW-UAP-D077
DOW-UAP-D077, AARO Unresolved Case Analysis Update: Western United States Event
- File ID
- DOW-UAP-D077
- Agency
- Department of War
- Release
- Release 03, 12 Jun 2026
- Event date
- 2023 (read as 2023; precision: year)
- Location
- Western United States
- Type
- Redactions
- None flagged
The official record
Official copy at war.gov
Official summary, as published
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.
Named in this file
2 namesPeople, programs and institutions from The Legacy Program research board whose names appear in this file, found by exact spelling against a hand-checked list. A match says only that the file names them, not what part they play. People and programs lists every file that names each one.
- Tier A Jon T. Kosloski person
Named in page 4.
Director, All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (Aug 2024- ); former NSA physicist
- Tier A All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) institution
Named in the title, the official summary and pages 1, 2, 3, 4.
DoD office established 2022; author of the official AAWSAP history
Our reading
READ FIRSTAARO's 5 June 2026 case update on the October 2023 Western U.S. Event, where six federal special agents reported orange "mother orbs" releasing smaller red orbs near a sensitive national security site. AARO weighs seven hypotheses: it ties about 60 percent of the activity to aircraft dispensing flares, rules out exhaust, rates foreign activity highly unlikely, and says unrecognized technology may account for up to 40 percent, a provisional view drawn from testimony and elimination. Read it before the five narratives, DOW-UAP-D079 to D083.
Three separate measures, each with its reason. They are never added into a score.
E Evidence 2 of 3
Six special agents working in teams of two gave consistent accounts from several angles; AARO checked them against radar, ADS-B and flight logs, but no imagery was collected.
N Novelty 2 of 3
Release 01's Western US Event slides announced the case; this hypothesis-by-hypothesis analysis and its 60/40 split are new.
L Linkage 3 of 3
An AARO memorandum for record signed by Director Jon T. Kosloski.
Flags
- The file explains itself. Words in the file that bear on what it shows (recorded, not a verdict):
- suggesting that approximately 60 percent of the reported activity is plausibly attributable to military aircraft (page 3)
- AARO assesses that the characteristics described in the agents’ narrative account align with those of certain U.S. military technologies. (page 3)
People and programs
Reading published 31 Oct 2026.
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