DISCLOSURE / FILE

Silent Red-Blue-Green Lights, Colorado Officer, 2023

LLE-UAP-PR001, Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado, 2023

A 1-minute-19-second cell phone video of a silent light with red, blue, and green flashing lights, recorded by a local law enforcement officer in Colorado in October 2023, submitted to AARO, and released as an unresolved case.

Brief

A local law enforcement officer in Colorado recorded 1 minute and 19 seconds of footage on a commercially available cellular device's rear-facing camera in October 2023 and submitted it to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. The officer described the phenomenon as silent, with red, blue, and green flashing lights. AARO blurred the bottom half of the frame before release to protect the privacy or other protected interest of a U.S. person or commercial entity, and its only analytic note is a caution that phone autofocus and automated image processing can distort the apparent shape and motion of distant subjects at high magnification. The case carries file number LLE-UAP-PR001 and is listed as unresolved; the release describes what the camera did, not what the object was.

Metadata

Agency: Local Law Enforcement
Release: 9/18/26
Incident: October, 2023
Location: Colorado
Type: VIDEO • .mp4
Length: 1:20
Tags: flashing lights, red blue green lights, silent, point light source, cell phone video, Colorado, 2023, AARO, unresolved, privacy blur

Key points

The reporting witness is a local law enforcement officer. The release does not state the officer's rank, department, or the specific Colorado location.
The footage runs 1 minute and 19 seconds and was captured in October 2023 on a commercially available cellular device's rear-facing camera.
The officer's description, as quoted by AARO, is that the phenomenon was silent and featured red, blue, and green flashing lights.
From 00:00 to 00:47 the camera pans to track an apparent light source, keeping it generally centered in the frame.
From 00:48 to 01:19 the camera increases and decreases magnification several times while continuing to pan to track the light source.
AARO digitally blurred the bottom half of the footage to obscure information whose release could affect the privacy or other protected interest of a U.S. person or commercial entity.
AARO's comment states that autofocus and other automated image-processing functions on this type of phone may distort the apparent morphological and kinematic characteristics of distant subjects, particularly at high magnification.
The case is listed as unresolved. The release does not identify the object and does not assert that it is anomalous; it also does not offer a conventional explanation.

Most interesting

The file number LLE-UAP-PR001 places this in a Local Law Enforcement series of AARO releases; the release itself does not spell out the numbering scheme.
The only analysis in the release concerns the camera, not the object: AARO's caveat about autofocus and image processing at high magnification is the sole interpretive statement.
AARO's blur covers the bottom half of the frame, which likely removes foreground references such as terrain, structures, or the horizon that could help estimate the light's distance or size.
The release records the officer's color description but offers no comparison to aircraft, drone, or other conventional lighting; that comparison is not in the document.
The public release date of September 18, 2026 falls nearly three years after the October 2023 incident.
Nearly half the runtime (00:48 to 01:19) involves repeated zooming in and out, which is exactly the condition AARO flags as most prone to distortion.

Common questions

What is Silent Red-Blue-Green Lights, Colorado Officer, 2023?

What does Silent Red-Blue-Green Lights, Colorado Officer, 2023 reveal?

The reporting witness is a local law enforcement officer. The release does not state the officer's rank, department, or the specific Colorado location. The footage runs 1 minute and 19 seconds and was captured in October 2023 on a commercially available cellular device's rear-facing camera. The officer's description, as quoted by AARO, is that the…

Which agency produced Silent Red-Blue-Green Lights, Colorado Officer, 2023?

Silent Red-Blue-Green Lights, Colorado Officer, 2023 is a primary-source record from Local Law Enforcement.

When is Silent Red-Blue-Green Lights, Colorado Officer, 2023 dated?

Silent Red-Blue-Green Lights, Colorado Officer, 2023 is dated October 2023 (incident); released 2026-09-18. It was disclosed 2026-09-18.

What programs and topics appear in Silent Red-Blue-Green Lights, Colorado Officer, 2023?

Silent Red-Blue-Green Lights, Colorado Officer, 2023 references flashing lights, red blue green lights, silent, point light source, cell phone video and Colorado.

Brief

Key points

The reporting witness is a local law enforcement officer. The release does not state the officer's rank, department, or the specific Colorado location.

The footage runs 1 minute and 19 seconds and was captured in October 2023 on a commercially available cellular device's rear-facing camera.

The officer's description, as quoted by AARO, is that the phenomenon was silent and featured red, blue, and green flashing lights.

From 00:00 to 00:47 the camera pans to track an apparent light source, keeping it generally centered in the frame.

From 00:48 to 01:19 the camera increases and decreases magnification several times while continuing to pan to track the light source.

AARO digitally blurred the bottom half of the footage to obscure information whose release could affect the privacy or other protected interest of a U.S. person or commercial entity.

AARO's comment states that autofocus and other automated image-processing functions on this type of phone may distort the apparent morphological and kinematic characteristics of distant subjects, particularly at high magnification.

The case is listed as unresolved. The release does not identify the object and does not assert that it is anomalous; it also does not offer a conventional explanation.

Most interesting

The file number LLE-UAP-PR001 places this in a Local Law Enforcement series of AARO releases; the release itself does not spell out the numbering scheme.

The only analysis in the release concerns the camera, not the object: AARO's caveat about autofocus and image processing at high magnification is the sole interpretive statement.

AARO's blur covers the bottom half of the frame, which likely removes foreground references such as terrain, structures, or the horizon that could help estimate the light's distance or size.

The release records the officer's color description but offers no comparison to aircraft, drone, or other conventional lighting; that comparison is not in the document.

The public release date of September 18, 2026 falls nearly three years after the October 2023 incident.

Nearly half the runtime (00:48 to 01:19) involves repeated zooming in and out, which is exactly the condition AARO flags as most prone to distortion.