Department of War PURSUE File
DOW-UAP-D079, Narrative Statement 1, Western United States Event, 2023
Westen United States·October, 2023
Editorial summary
This Department of War memorandum, dated June 2, 2026, presents the first-hand account of Witness 1, a federal law enforcement agent who reported unidentified anomalous phenomena over two days in October 2023 in the western United States. The witness described a bright circular light resembling swirling lava near a hillside, later ranged at about 1,100 meters, and a similar object that appeared to release three red lights. The account also describes a hovering vehicle with one red and one white taillight that moved silently off-road, and later a hard-to-define floating object through which a star could be seen.
Editorial summary written by govweird from the declassified document text. The official government description follows below.
Government description
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.
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