Department of War PURSUE File
DOW-UAP-D083, Narrative Statement 5, 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 5, 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 large orange light around 6:58 p.m. that appeared to hover over a ridge, and later a large red orb that released two smaller red orbs accompanied by a white flash in the sky. On the second day, near 4:30 a.m., the witness reported a pair of lights, one white and square and one round and red, that hovered silently off the road and moved at about 15 to 20 mph.
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 5 provided to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Witness 5 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