Department of War PURSUE File
DOW-UAP-D078, Notional Map: Western United States Event
Westen United States·October, 2023
Editorial summary
This Department of War image is a notional, top-down illustration of four incidents reportedly involving unidentified anomalous phenomena in the western United States over several days in October 2023. The incidents were reported by U.S. federal law enforcement special agents. The illustration depicts a large fiery orb projected against a ridgeline, a thin dark kite-shaped object with one red and one white light, and a translucent kite-shaped object, all at close estimated range. The caption notes the images were artificially generated and that locations, scale and distances are not accurate.
Editorial summary written by govweird from the declassified document text. The official government description follows below.
Government description
This image is a notional representation of four incidents reportedly involving unidentified anomalous phenomena in the western United States, as seen from above. This illustration depicts multiple incidents reported by U.S. federal law enforcement special agents over a period of several days in October 2023.
Caption issued by the U.S. Department of War on war.gov/ufo. Verbatim, unedited.
Originating agency
Department of War
Record type
Incident date
October, 2023
Incident location
Westen United States
Release tranche
Release 03 (May 8, 2026)
Distribution
Cleared for public release