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RELEASE 03 / DOW-UAP-D079

DOW-UAP-D079, Narrative Statement 1, Western United States Event, 2023

File ID
DOW-UAP-D079
Agency
Department of War
Release
Release 03, 12 Jun 2026
Event date
October, 2023 (read as Oct 2023; precision: month)
Location
Western United States
Type
PDF
Redactions
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The official record

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Official summary, as published

This memorandum presents the first-hand narrative from Witness 1 provided to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Witness 1 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.

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