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FD-302 Interview Report - Cigar-Shaped UAP at Military Test Site (Serial 3)

Date September-October 2023
Location United States (unspecified military/test facility)
Type FBI FD-302 interview report
Pages 2

FBI interview of a female contractor with 15 years military experience who observed a cigar-shaped, metallic bronze object with an intense diamond-white light hovering 500-3000 feet above the tree line. The object was the length of 2-3 Blackhawk helicopters, completely silent, and slowly moved east to west before disappearing.

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Analysis

The gate opened and closed three times by itself. Then she looked up. A cigar-shaped metallic bronze object — the length of two to three Blackhawks — hovered above the tree line with a diamond-white light so bright it was like staring into the sun. It didn't make a sound. After five to ten seconds, it simply wasn't there anymore. The witness had spent 15 years on military test sites identifying U.S. aircraft and drones. She'd never seen anything like it. She told the FBI she felt "it left when it saw them." Afterward came the trouble sleeping and the unusual dreams. The automated gate, which had never malfunctioned before and never did again, went haywire in the moments before the object appeared — a detail that sits in this report without explanation.

Key Findings
  • Cigar-shaped metallic bronze object observed 500-3,000 feet above tree line, approximately one mile southwest of witness
  • Diamond-white light with apparent ring on eastern end of object, bright as looking into the sun
  • Object estimated as the length of two to three Blackhawk helicopters, completely silent, no contrails
  • Disappeared suddenly after 5-10 seconds; witness felt "it left when it saw them"
  • Automated gate malfunctioned (opened/closed three times) immediately before sighting — no prior or subsequent gate issues
  • Witness had 15 years of military aircraft/drone identification experience; stated she'd never seen anything like it
  • Witness reported psychological effects: trouble sleeping, unusual dreams
Page Extractions 2 pages

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statushas_content
doc_typeform
classificationOFFICIAL RECORD (FD-302 form)
page_descriptionFBI FD-302 interview report documenting witness account of unusual observation at a military test site facility in September 2023.
dates
  • 2023-09 | date of interview
  • 2023-10-09 | investigation date
  • 2023-10-10 | date of entry
  • 2023-10-10 | date drafted
  • 2023-09-20 or 2023-09-23 | dates of events described
  • 2023-09, between 7:15-7:30 am | time of primary observation
people
  • [name redacted] | contractor | [agency unknown] | witness/interviewee
  • [name redacted] | [title redacted] | military or contractor | supervisor present at interview
  • [name redacted] | FBI Special Agent | Federal Bureau of Investigation | interviewer
  • [name redacted] | [title redacted] | [agency unknown] | colleague of witness
  • Three contractors total | contractors | [agency unknown] | witnesses (names redacted)
organizations
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | government_agency
  • Military test facility/base | government_facility
  • [Agency/contractor name redacted] | contractor
locations
  • [Building name redacted] | location of interview
  • Military base/test site | location of event
  • [Specific location redacted] at gate | observation location
  • Test site with restricted air space | location of restricted area
observations
  • Observation occurred while driving through a gate at a military test site
  • Gate had operational anomaly - opened and closed three times before opening completely on fourth attempt
  • Gate had no prior operational problems and no issues after the September event
  • Witness looked up while driving through gate and saw [description of observation redacted]
redactions
  • Names of all individuals (multiple instances of redacted names)
  • Names of buildings and facilities
  • Specific dates (partially redacted as "[date]")
  • Specific locations and coordinates
  • Details of the special project
  • Description of what was observed (observation cuts off at page break)
  • Names of organizations and agencies
  • File number redacted
  • Agent name redacted
quotes
  • "On [date] September [date] 2023, [witness names redacted] interviewed [redacted names]" | document
  • "had been the [redacted] / [redacted] for [redacted] years." | document
  • "At 7:02 am, the contractors received the base's standard [redacted] brief, got into three vehicles, and began driving to the site they were going to use for testing." | document
  • "Between 7:15 and 7:30 am, [witness] drove down [redacted] to a gate that restricted access to part of the [redacted]" | document
  • "attempted to open the gate remotely using a fob. The gate opened just a little and then closed on three separate tries. On the fourth attempt the gate opened completely and stayed open." | document
  • "There were no prior operational problems with that particular gate and there were no operating issues with the gate after September [date]" | document
  • "As [witness] was driving through the gate she looked up and saw a [observation redacted]" | document

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statushas_content
doc_typeform
classificationOFFICIAL RECORD (FD-302a continuation form)
page_descriptionFBI FD-302a continuation form detailing witness description of a cigar-shaped object with bright light observed in September 2023.
dates
  • 2023-09 | date of observation
  • 2023-09-09 | investigation date
people
  • [name redacted] | witness/contractor | contractor | primary observer
  • [name redacted] | passenger in second vehicle | contractor | witness
  • [names redacted] | co-workers | contractors | mentioned as making fun of witness for report
  • [name redacted] | [rank/title redacted] | [agency unknown] | witness (15 years of military experience)
organizationsUS military | government_agency
locations
  • Southwest of witness position, 500-3000 feet above nearest tree line | observation location
  • Approximately one mile southwest of witness position | tree line location
  • Test site | travel destination
observations
  • Cigar-shaped object
  • Extremely bright light on object
  • Location: southwest of witnesses, approximately 500-3000 feet above nearest tree line (agent note: tree line approximately one mile southwest of position)
  • Object was already present when witness looked up
  • Almost hovering, slowly moving from east to west
  • Light: intense diamond white color with apparent ring around light, located on eastern end of object
  • Light pointing southeast, bright as looking into sun
  • Object: metallic bronze in color
  • Size: length of two or three Blackhawk helicopters lined up nose to tail
  • Width: approximately width of one and a half Blackhawks (difficult to determine precisely due to light obscuring part of body)
  • Object: completely silent
  • No contrails visible
  • Clear sky with no clouds
  • Observation duration: five to ten seconds
  • Object disappeared suddenly
  • No electromagnetic interference with vehicle engine noted
  • Only one object observed
  • No photos or video taken
  • Witness had 15 years of experience with US military aircraft and drones, had never seen anything like this object
assessments
  • Witness initially annoyed thinking it was interfering with test range | witness
  • Witness realized object was not an aircraft or drone | witness
  • Witness felt object left when it saw them | witness
  • Witness would not have reported if she had seen it alone | witness
  • Witness felt it was something unknown to her experience with military aviation | witness
redactions
  • Witness name (multiple instances)
  • Supervisor/colleague names
  • Specific location coordinates
  • Name of military facility/base
  • Details of special project
  • Name of second vehicle passenger
  • Names of co-workers
  • Specific employer location/organization name
  • Additional information at page bottom
quotes
  • "cigar shaped object with an extremely bright light southwest of them approximately 500 to 3000 feet above the nearest tree line" | description
  • "The object was already there when she looked up. almost hovering, slowly moving from east to west." | description
  • "The light was an intense diamond white light with what appeared to be a ring around the light and was located on the eastern end of the object." | description
  • "The light was pointing south east and looking at it (the light) was like looking into the sun." | description
  • "The object was 'metallic bronze in color' and was the length of two or three Blackhawk helicopters lined up nose to tail." | description
  • "The width of the object was approximately the width of one and a half Blackhawks but was hard to determine due the light on the object's eastern end which may have been obscuring part of the body." | description
  • "The object was completely silent." | description
  • "the object was not an aircraft or drone." | witness realization
  • "They watched the object for five to ten seconds and then the object just disappeared." | description
  • "the object did leave any contrails." | description
  • "She only observed the one object and felt it left when it saw them." | witness statement
  • "No photos or video of the object were taken by [witness] or the contractors." | document
  • "had seen most of the aircraft and drones used by the US military during her fifteen years working [at facility]" | document
  • "and had never seen anything like the object she observed." | document
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