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FBI 302 Interview: Metallic-Gray Object, 2023
FBI FD-302 interview memorializing a witness's first-hand account of a silent, cigar-shaped metallic object hovering over a restricted US test range on a September 2023 morning.
DISCLOSURE / FILE
FBI FD-302 interview memorializing a witness's first-hand account of a silent, cigar-shaped metallic object hovering over a restricted US test range on a September 2023 morning.
FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 4
FBI FD-302 interview memorializing a witness's first-hand account of a silent, cigar-shaped metallic object hovering over a restricted US test range on a September 2023 morning.
On a September 2023 morning, a longtime range supervisor and contractors driving to a test site at a restricted military range saw a cigar-shaped object hovering 500 to 3,000 feet above the tree line, pointing an intense diamond-white light south-east. The witness, who had restricted the airspace that morning for tests, estimated the object at two to three Blackhawk lengths, called it 'metallic bronze in color,' and said it was completely silent before it 'just disappeared' after five to ten seconds. A second witness in the trailing vehicle confirmed the sighting at the test site; the gate to the restricted area had also malfunctioned three times in a row immediately before the encounter. No photos or video were captured, and the witness, with fifteen years at the installation, said she had never seen anything like it among the US military aircraft and drones she knew.
cigar shaped object with an extremely bright light southwest of them approximately 500 to 3000 feet above the nearest tree linep.2
The light was an intense diamond white light with what appeared to be a ring around the light and was located on the eastern end of the object.p.2
looking at it (the light) was like looking into the sunp.2
The object was "metallic bronze in color" and was the length of two or three Blackhawk helicopters lined up nose to tail.p.2
The object was completely silent.p.2
They watched the object for five to ten seconds and then the object just disappeared.p.2
[REDACTED] would not have reported the object if she had seen it by herself. Several of her co-workers subsequently made fun of her due to her report.
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FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) -1 of 2- [REDACTED] / [REDACTED] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry 10/[REDACTED]/2023 ([REDACTED]/ On September [REDACTED] 2023, [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] and FBI Special Agent [REDACTED] interviewed [REDACTED] ([REDACTED] office and [REDACTED] cell), in Building [REDACTED] [REDACTED] the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] supervisor sat in on the interview. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] provided the following information: ([REDACTED]/ [REDACTED] had been the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] / [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] [REDACTED] for [REDACTED] years. ([REDACTED]/ On [REDACTED] September [REDACTED] 2023, [REDACTED] was with [REDACTED] contractors working on a special project with [REDACTED] She had restricted the air space in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] for the upcoming tests. At 7:02 am, the contractors received the bases' standard [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ([REDACTED] brief, got into three vehicles, and began driving to the site they were going to use for testing. ([REDACTED]/ [REDACTED] drove the first vehicle with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] as the front passenger. [REDACTED] contractors [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] were in the second and third vehicles. ([REDACTED]/ Between 7:15 and 7:30 am, [REDACTED] drove down [REDACTED] [REDACTED] to a gate that restricted access to part of the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] attempted to open the gate remotely using a fob. The gate opened just a little and then closed on three separate tries. On the fourth attempt the gate opened completely and stayed open. There were no prior operational problems with that particular gate and there were no operating issues with the gate after September [REDACTED] ([REDACTED]/ As [REDACTED] was driving through the gate she looked up and saw a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] / [REDACTED] Investigation on 09/[REDACTED]/2023 at [REDACTED] United States (In Person) File # [REDACTED] Date drafted 10/[REDACTED]/2023 by [REDACTED] This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) -1 of 2- [REDACTED] / [REDACTED] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry 10/[REDACTED]/2023 ([REDACTED]/ On September [REDACTED] 2023, [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] and FBI Special Agent [REDACTED] interviewed [REDACTED] ([REDACTED] office and [REDACTED] cell), in Building [REDACTED] [REDACTED] the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] supervisor sat in on the interview. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] provided the following information: ([REDACTED]/ [REDACTED] had been the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] / [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] [REDACTED] for [REDACTED] years. ([REDACTED]/ On [REDACTED] September [REDACTED] 2023, [REDACTED] was with [REDACTED] contractors working on a special project with [REDACTED] She had restricted the air space in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] for the upcoming tests. At 7:02 am, the contractors received the bases' standard [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ([REDACTED] brief, got into three vehicles, and began driving to the site they were going to use for testing. ([REDACTED]/ [REDACTED] drove the first vehicle with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] as the front passenger. [REDACTED] contractors [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] were in the second and third vehicles. ([REDACTED]/ Between 7:15 and 7:30 am, [REDACTED] drove down [REDACTED] [REDACTED] to a gate that restricted access to part of the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] attempted to open the gate remotely using a fob. The gate opened just a little and then closed on three separate tries. On the fourth attempt the gate opened completely and stayed open. There were no prior operational problems with that particular gate and there were no operating issues with the gate after September [REDACTED] ([REDACTED]/ As [REDACTED] was driving through the gate she looked up and saw a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] / [REDACTED] Investigation on 09/[REDACTED]/2023 at [REDACTED] United States (In Person) File # [REDACTED] Date drafted 10/[REDACTED]/2023 by [REDACTED] This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
The gate opened just a little and then closed on three separate tries. On the fourth attempt the gate opened completely and stayed open.p.1
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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) [REDACTED] / [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]/[REDACTED] September [REDACTED] 2023 [REDACTED] UAP Continuation of FD-302 of [REDACTED] , On 09/[REDACTED]/2023 , Page 2 of 2 cigar shaped object with an extremely bright light southwest of them approximately 500 to 3000 feet above the nearest tree line (agent note: the tree line was approximately one mile south west of [REDACTED] position). The object was already there when she looked up. The object was almost hovering, slowly moving from east to west. The light was an intense diamond white light with what appeared to be a ring around the light and was located on the eastern end of the object. The light was pointing south east and looking at it (the light) was like looking into the sun. The object was "metallic bronze in color" and was the length of two or three Blackhawk helicopters lined up nose to tail. The width of the object was approximately the width of one and a half Blackhawks but was hard to determine due the light on the object's eastern end which may have been obscuring part of the body. The object was completely silent. ([REDACTED]/ [REDACTED] was initially annoyed when she saw the object because she had restricted the ranges for the tests they were going to conduct that morning but then she realized the object was not an aircraft or drone. [REDACTED] inched her vehicle forward while she and [REDACTED] watched the object. They watched the object for five to ten seconds and then the object just disappeared. The sky was clear with no clouds and the object did leave any contrails. [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] searched the sky but did not see the object again. [REDACTED] did not notice any interference with her vehicle's engine while the object was visible. She only observed the one object and felt it left when it saw them. ([REDACTED]/ [REDACTED] drove to the test site where [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who was a passenger in the second vehicle said he saw the object too. ([REDACTED]/ [REDACTED] would not have reported the object if she had seen it by herself. Several of her co-workers subsequently made fun of her due to her report. ([REDACTED]/ No photos or video of the object were taken by [REDACTED] or the contractors. [REDACTED] had seen most of the aircraft and drones used by the US military during her fifteen years working at [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and had never seen anything like the object she observed. [REDACTED] / [REDACTED]
FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) [REDACTED] / [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]/[REDACTED] September [REDACTED] 2023 [REDACTED] UAP Continuation of FD-302 of [REDACTED] , On 09/[REDACTED]/2023 , Page 2 of 2 cigar shaped object with an extremely bright light southwest of them approximately 500 to 3000 feet above the nearest tree line (agent note: the tree line was approximately one mile south west of [REDACTED] position). The object was already there when she looked up. The object was almost hovering, slowly moving from east to west. The light was an intense diamond white light with what appeared to be a ring around the light and was located on the eastern end of the object. The light was pointing south east and looking at it (the light) was like looking into the sun. The object was "metallic bronze in color" and was the length of two or three Blackhawk helicopters lined up nose to tail. The width of the object was approximately the width of one and a half Blackhawks but was hard to determine due the light on the object's eastern end which may have been obscuring part of the body. The object was completely silent. ([REDACTED]/ [REDACTED] was initially annoyed when she saw the object because she had restricted the ranges for the tests they were going to conduct that morning but then she realized the object was not an aircraft or drone. [REDACTED] inched her vehicle forward while she and [REDACTED] watched the object. They watched the object for five to ten seconds and then the object just disappeared. The sky was clear with no clouds and the object did leave any contrails. [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] searched the sky but did not see the object again. [REDACTED] did not notice any interference with her vehicle's engine while the object was visible. She only observed the one object and felt it left when it saw them. ([REDACTED]/ [REDACTED] drove to the test site where [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who was a passenger in the second vehicle said he saw the object too. ([REDACTED]/ [REDACTED] would not have reported the object if she had seen it by herself. Several of her co-workers subsequently made fun of her due to her report. ([REDACTED]/ No photos or video of the object were taken by [REDACTED] or the contractors. [REDACTED] had seen most of the aircraft and drones used by the US military during her fifteen years working at [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and had never seen anything like the object she observed. [REDACTED] / [REDACTED]