Department of War PURSUE File
FBI-UAP-D020, Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-5, Western United States Event, 2023
Western United States·October, 2023
Editorial summary
This is a digital rendering created by the FBI in 2026 at the Department of War's request. It is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States that involved unidentified anomalous phenomena over two days in October 2023. The rendering is based on a first-hand description from a federal law enforcement special agent, documented in DOW-UAP-D080. It illustrates that account rather than showing actual imagery of the event.
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-D080. 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
