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RELEASE 03 / DOW-UAP-D080

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

File ID
DOW-UAP-D080
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
None flagged
Paired files
FBI-UAP-D016, FBI-UAP-D017, FBI-UAP-D018, FBI-UAP-D019, FBI-UAP-D020, FBI-UAP-D022, FBI-UAP-D023

The official record

Official copy at war.gov
First page of the official copy

Official summary, as published

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.

Named in this file

2 names

People, 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.

Our reading

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Witness 2's statement to AARO, the fullest of the five, covers three October 2023 incidents: a bright orb expelling red lights about five times in half an hour; lights that seemed to mimic vehicle headlights and a box truck while gliding over rough terrain; and a single light the agents could not catch at about 80 miles per hour. The agent calls the objects "highly reactive" to their approach. The agent also refers to video footage and audio, while AARO's update (DOW-UAP-D077) says no video was collected.

Three separate measures, each with its reason. They are never added into a score.

E Evidence 1 of 3

One agent's first-hand narrative, though it states that the partner and other teams saw the same objects; no instrument data in the file.

N Novelty 2 of 3

First release of the witness's own words; the event itself was summarized in Release 01's Western US Event slides.

L Linkage 3 of 3

An AARO memorandum for record carrying the narrative, signed by Jon T. Kosloski.

Flags

People and programs

Tier A All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) institutionTier A Jon T. Kosloski person

Reading published 31 Oct 2026.

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