DoW-UAP-D083_Narrative-5_Western-US-Event.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF WAR & NAVY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF WAR
5000 DEFENSE PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20301-5000
INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
02 JUNE 2026

# MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

**SUBJECT:** Narrative from Witness 5 - Western U.S. Event

**References:** (a) https://www.war.gov/ufo/#Western-US-Event, VIRIN: 260508-D-D0360-1052, 08-MAY 2026.

1. Executive Summary.

This memorandum presents the first-hand narrative from Witness 5 provided to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Witness 5 was one of several United States (U.S.) federal law enforcement spe…

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5.1. October 2023, looking at google maps of location, SA and I believe this orange light was at coordinates

6. We could not travel much farther in the vehicle, parked, and continued on foot around 1910.

7. Around 1918 we saw a large red orb at a further distance, facing North and slightly West, past the peak of . I am certain I saw two red, smaller orbs release from the larger one going west, towards . One released at a steady speed and horizontally. I also saw another small red orb go up, but it may have had a slight angle. This orb was fainter, than the horizontal one identi…

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4. As we were slowing our vehicle, and the opposite traffic vehicle quickly approached, the red and white light pair hovered, with zero resistance, or change in height, over the bushes to the right at about 15-20 mph. The light pair stopped just as we stopped our vehicle and I pulled out the Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) to take a look. I saw the light pair for a split second in the NVGs before the lights turned off and I saw a very thin line remain, maybe 4 ft wide, horizontal to the earth (See Image 1). It began moving at the same speed, 15-20 mph, and I could not see it for more…

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13. We noted odd scrapes in the ground around a certain plant. This appeared to show that the particular plant was susceptible to wind, but it was not windy the night before and the dirt movement looked very sharp and very fresh. The sharp cut in the dirt was symmetrical and round, but did not always make a full circle. At other times, this exact plant did not have any similar markings, regardless of size."

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Jon T. Kosloski
Director, AARO

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