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This FBI FD-302 records a 2026 interview about three UAP-related light incidents in the western United States over roughly five hours, including red dash-like lights, low-elevation lights near the observers, and a reported analog watch time discrepancy.
FBI-UAP-D037, FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026
This FBI FD-302 records a 2026 interview about three UAP-related light incidents in the western United States over roughly five hours, including red dash-like lights, low-elevation lights near the observers, and a reported analog watch time discrepancy.
An FBI FD-302 says a U.S. person described multiple unidentified red lights seen during rainy, cloudy conditions in the western United States in 2026. The witness reported that two dull red dash-shaped lights moved along a mountain ridgeline, later appearing orb-like through night optical devices. A later incident placed similar lights roughly 600 meters east of the observers, with one estimated at about 6 feet off the ground and another glow seen in a dry wash about 100 meters behind them. The witness also reported that his analog watch was 25 minutes ahead of his phone and the vehicle clock after earlier being accurate at about 10:00pm.
Weather condition at the time was rainy with significant cloud cover.p.1
described the lights as "dash" shaped and dul l red in color t o t he naked eye .p.1
the lights appeared "orb- like " or circular t h r ough the NODs, with the characteristic "NOD halo " around themp.1
observed that the t ime o n his watch was 25 minutes ahead o f the time on his phone and the vehicl e ' s digital c l ock .p.2
stated that the l ights he observed o n - did not behave like satellites, as satellites track linea r across the sky, whereas these did no t .p.3
noted no exhaust o r tail when these ob j ects moved , and they exhibited no a udibl e sound signature .p.3
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- 1 of 3 - FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry ~ was inte rviewed by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent (SA) SA and After being advised on the identities of the interviewing agents, - provided the following information : Prior t o his current r ole previously worked for had left the On - 2026 , - and - at at approximately 7 : 45pm and were headed to a l ocat i on on the central/northern portion of - Weather condition at the time was rainy with significant cloud cover. Approximately 30 minutes after passing through the 8 : 00pm- 8 : 30pm), (approximately saw two unidentified lights in the sky, pulled over to the side o f the r oad and exited the vehicle to investigate . - described the lights as "dash" shaped and dul l red in color t o t he naked eye . The l ights moved along the ridgeline o f the mountains t o his west . - was equipped with Night Optica l Devices (NODs) and observed the lights through said optics as well . - relayed that, despite being "dash shaped" to the naked eye, the lights appeared "orb- like " or circular t h r ough the NODs, with the characteristic "NOD halo " around them, which is typical when l ooking at a l i ght source through NODs . - stated that he is very fami liar with using NODs, as he has been using them for 25+ years and has many hours of experience . - stated that he has astigmatism and while the objects appeared "dash- shaped" t o h im, stated they appeared triangular or diamond - shaped, which could possibly be attributed t o - astigmatism . Afte r approximately 20 minutes, both of the aforementioned unidentified lights disappeared . Shortly thereafter - observed , another, similar Investigation on _______________ by United States . Date drafted ~ This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions ofthe FBI. It is the property ofthe FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) Continuation ofFD-302 of _______ , On ~ ,Page 2 of 3 unidentified l i ght appear directly above their location and was v i sible for approximately 10 minutes , before i t, t oo , dis appeared . Somet i me be t ween 1 0 : 00pm and 11 : 00pm , - observed another, simi la r unidentified l i ght appear approximately 600 meters (est i mated) t o the east of their posit i on and appeared t o be approximately 500 fee t above their vehicl e . Th e uni dent i fied lig h t appeared t o move t oward them and stopped approximately 400 meters away . A second unidentified l i g ht appeared and moved t oward, and then stopped in proximity o f, t h e first . Th e second l ight appeared t o be approximat e ly 6 feet off the ground . As wat ched the two unident ifie d l i ghts t o t h e east , he not i ced light i n h i s peri pheral v i sion descend from a lt itude and stop in a dry wash approximately 100 meter s behind them . Although - could not d i rect l y see the light source , he observe d the g l ow emanating f rom t he wash . watche d the glow move through the wash . entered their vehicle and drove up t o t he next i ntersect i on in attempt to get a better view of t h e unidentified l ights to t heir east . Upon arri val , the l ights were no l onger observed . - - returned to their ori gina l position, but were unable t o re - acqui r e the unidentif i ed lights . walked 1 0- 20 meters away from the vehicle to l ook around the area ; - remained near the vehicle. At t h i s t i me , - adjusted t h e filter on h i s NODs t o l ook at h i s watch , which displ ayed approximately 1 : 00am (estimated based on memory) . - s watch was a Men's Au t omatic Analog Watch . - wa l ked back t o t he vehi cle t o check h i s phone , which displayed 12 : 40am . - noted the discrepancy , compared the time displ ayed on h i s watch to the time displ ayed o n his phone and observed that the t ime o n his watch was 25 minutes ahead o f the time on his phone and the vehicl e ' s digital c l ock . - re l ayed t h e discrepancy t o ■■■■■ , whose digital watch displayed the same t ime as the phones and vehi cle c l ock . - stated that he had owned t hat watch for approximately 5 years , and i t had never been off by more than 60 - 90 seconds . - had last checked the t ime o n his watch at approximately 10 : 00pm, and i t was accurate at that t ime . - stated that h i s watch was the on l y mechanical/analog/non - d igital clock in t h e v i cinity at that time and it was the o nly clock that displ ayed a different time . - d i d not adjust h i s wa t ch or reset t he time for 2 4 hours to see i f it continued to malfuncti on ; the wat ch cont i nued t o keep accurate time bu t remained ~5 minutes fast .
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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) - t old agents t hat he had spent a c onsiderabl e amount o f time at a - facility looking up at t h e night sky, and was fami l iar with how stars / satellites / mete o rs l ook t o bo th t h e naked eye and with NODs stated that the lig hts he observed and described were u nlike anything h e had seen before . - stated that the l ights he observed o n - did not behave like satellites, as satellites track linea r across the sky, whereas these did no t . - stated t he unidentified l ights moved a round and changed direction , and a l s o appeared to be as low as 6 feet off the g r ound . The low- e l evation lig hts described would have been backdropped by the mountains and be low the r e l ative hori z o n l ine I h e observed was no t a UAS that he familiar with . - noted no exhaust o r tail when these ob j ects moved , and they exhibited no a udibl e sound signature . - attempted to observed t h e objects through t h ermal optics, but was unsuccessful . noted no phys i ologica l effects from the events . - stated that the observations did not induce a fear or agitati o n response - j us t c u r iosity . conversed about thi s afterward, and g iven their backgrounds , f ound it strange that they di d not fee l fear or threatened during their observation s . - provided his contact in f o rmati on and was open t o furt her contact from agents .
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- 1 of 3 - FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry ~ was inte rviewed by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent (SA) SA and After being advised on the identities of the interviewing agents, - provided the following information : Prior t o his current r ole previously worked for had left the On - 2026 , - and - at at approximately 7 : 45pm and were headed to a l ocat i on on the central/northern portion of - Weather condition at the time was rainy with significant cloud cover. Approximately 30 minutes after passing through the 8 : 00pm- 8 : 30pm), (approximately saw two unidentified lights in the sky, pulled over to the side o f the r oad and exited the vehicle to investigate . - described the lights as "dash" shaped and dul l red in color t o t he naked eye . The l ights moved along the ridgeline o f the mountains t o his west . - was equipped with Night Optica l Devices (NODs) and observed the lights through said optics as well . - relayed that, despite being "dash shaped" to the naked eye, the lights appeared "orb- like " or circular t h r ough the NODs, with the characteristic "NOD halo " around them, which is typical when l ooking at a l i ght source through NODs . - stated that he is very fami liar with using NODs, as he has been using them for 25+ years and has many hours of experience . - stated that he has astigmatism and while the objects appeared "dash- shaped" t o h im, stated they appeared triangular or diamond - shaped, which could possibly be attributed t o - astigmatism . Afte r approximately 20 minutes, both of the aforementioned unidentified lights disappeared . Shortly thereafter - observed , another, similar Investigation on _______________ by United States . Date drafted ~ This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions ofthe FBI. It is the property ofthe FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) Continuation ofFD-302 of _______ , On ~ ,Page 2 of 3 unidentified l i ght appear directly above their location and was v i sible for approximately 10 minutes , before i t, t oo , dis appeared . Somet i me be t ween 1 0 : 00pm and 11 : 00pm , - observed another, simi la r unidentified l i ght appear approximately 600 meters (est i mated) t o the east of their posit i on and appeared t o be approximately 500 fee t above their vehicl e . Th e uni dent i fied lig h t appeared t o move t oward them and stopped approximately 400 meters away . A second unidentified l i g ht appeared and moved t oward, and then stopped in proximity o f, t h e first . Th e second l ight appeared t o be approximat e ly 6 feet off the ground . As wat ched the two unident ifie d l i ghts t o t h e east , he not i ced light i n h i s peri pheral v i sion descend from a lt itude and stop in a dry wash approximately 100 meter s behind them . Although - could not d i rect l y see the light source , he observe d the g l ow emanating f rom t he wash . watche d the glow move through the wash . entered their vehicle and drove up t o t he next i ntersect i on in attempt to get a better view of t h e unidentified l ights to t heir east . Upon arri val , the l ights were no l onger observed . - - returned to their ori gina l position, but were unable t o re - acqui r e the unidentif i ed lights . walked 1 0- 20 meters away from the vehicle to l ook around the area ; - remained near the vehicle. At t h i s t i me , - adjusted t h e filter on h i s NODs t o l ook at h i s watch , which displ ayed approximately 1 : 00am (estimated based on memory) . - s watch was a Men's Au t omatic Analog Watch . - wa l ked back t o t he vehi cle t o check h i s phone , which displayed 12 : 40am . - noted the discrepancy , compared the time displ ayed on h i s watch to the time displ ayed o n his phone and observed that the t ime o n his watch was 25 minutes ahead o f the time on his phone and the vehicl e ' s digital c l ock . - re l ayed t h e discrepancy t o ■■■■■ , whose digital watch displayed the same t ime as the phones and vehi cle c l ock . - stated that he had owned t hat watch for approximately 5 years , and i t had never been off by more than 60 - 90 seconds . - had last checked the t ime o n his watch at approximately 10 : 00pm, and i t was accurate at that t ime . - stated that h i s watch was the on l y mechanical/analog/non - d igital clock in t h e v i cinity at that time and it was the o nly clock that displ ayed a different time . - d i d not adjust h i s wa t ch or reset t he time for 2 4 hours to see i f it continued to malfuncti on ; the wat ch cont i nued t o keep accurate time bu t remained ~5 minutes fast .
FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) - t old agents t hat he had spent a c onsiderabl e amount o f time at a - facility looking up at t h e night sky, and was fami l iar with how stars / satellites / mete o rs l ook t o bo th t h e naked eye and with NODs stated that the lig hts he observed and described were u nlike anything h e had seen before . - stated that the l ights he observed o n - did not behave like satellites, as satellites track linea r across the sky, whereas these did no t . - stated t he unidentified l ights moved a round and changed direction , and a l s o appeared to be as low as 6 feet off the g r ound . The low- e l evation lig hts described would have been backdropped by the mountains and be low the r e l ative hori z o n l ine I h e observed was no t a UAS that he familiar with . - noted no exhaust o r tail when these ob j ects moved , and they exhibited no a udibl e sound signature . - attempted to observed t h e objects through t h ermal optics, but was unsuccessful . noted no phys i ologica l effects from the events . - stated that the observations did not induce a fear or agitati o n response - j us t c u r iosity . conversed about thi s afterward, and g iven their backgrounds , f ound it strange that they di d not fee l fear or threatened during their observation s . - provided his contact in f o rmati on and was open t o furt her contact from agents .