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FD-302, “Thermally Elevated Aerial Object,” 2026

File

FBI-UAP-D033

Type

Document, 2 pages

Agency

FBI

Date

2026

Place

Western United States

Released

Release 5, August 7, 2026

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The government's description

This document is an FBI FD-302, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uses to record interviews. This FD-302 records a 2026 interview with a U.S. Government Special Agent, in which the interviewee describes an incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States, at approximately 9:00 PM local time, in 2026.

FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of entry

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On or about /2026 ,
received from
a written
Special Agent
statement signed by l l l lspecial Agent
statement will
be attached t o this FD- 3 02 and is provided verbatim below for ease o f
reading :
" Unidentified Aerial Object Obs ervati on Report evening of 1111126
" On _

, 2026 , at approximately 2 1 00 ho urs, I,
Special Agent
posit i oned in the same general observation area referenced in my prior
statement fr om
. While conducting observat i on i n the area, I
observed a therma lly e l evated aerial ob ject in the same genera l western
sector and along a s i milar heading as t he ob ject obs erved t he previous
night .
The object appeared approxima te ly two ridge lines f arther west t h an the
l oca ti on where the
ob ject was observed. Due t o the increased
distance and terrain separation , I was unabl e t o i dentify specific physical
characteristics of t h e o bject or determine its exact c onfiguration . However,
the ob ject presented as a hot aerial object t h rough therma l observation and
appeared t o be f lying southbound , consistent with the general direction of
travel o bserved during t h e prio r n i ght 's sighting _
During this same operationa l perio d, I als o recorded video o f a u _s . Army
Black Hawk he l icopter o perating in the same general area . The purpose of
recording the h e licopter was t o estab li s h a v i sual and therma l reference
point for sca l e, flight characteristics, and comparative size assessment .
Based on my observati on and compari son t o the Black Hawk he li copter , t h e
u nidentified aeria l obj ect appeared t o be approximately ha l f the size of t h e
Bl ack Hawk . This size comparison is an estimate onl y , based on obs erved
appearance, di stance, and availabl e reference footage .
I was unable to determine the object ' s make , mode l, propulsion type, or

Investigation on

by
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)
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whet her it was a f i xed- wi ng , rotar y- wing, o r o ther unmanned aer i al sys tem
due t o the distance and limited observable detai l - The object cont inued
southbound and was eventu a lly l ost fr om obse rvat ion d ue t o terrai n and
distance .