Department of War PURSUE File
FBI-UAP-D015, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 1-2, Western United States Event, 2023
Western United States·October, 2023
Editorial summary
This is a digital image, an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States in October 2023 involving unidentified anomalous phenomena over a two-day period. According to the file, the rendering is based on a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent, as recorded in a related document. It is a companion image to the first rendering of the same event. The FBI prepared it at the request of the Department of War in 2026.
Editorial summary written by govweird from the declassified document text. The official government description follows below.
Government description
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent, as described in DOW-UAP-D079. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital rendering at the request of the Department of War in 2026.
Caption issued by the U.S. Department of War on war.gov/ufo. Verbatim, unedited.
Originating agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Record type
IMG
Incident date
October, 2023
Incident location
Western United States
Release tranche
Release 03 (May 8, 2026)
Distribution
Cleared for public release
