FBI-UAP-D024, FD-302, “Airborne Lights and Triangle,” 2002, 2023-2024

FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) - 1 of 3 - - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry 04 . /2024 in . Agent , was intervi ewe , s - was referred to the FBI by ~ After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agents and the nature of the interview, - provided the following information : · - - -- - stated that starting in October 2023, a l ot of pilots have been seeing the same event occurring, namely seeing lights in the sky. Pilots have been discussing the events over typical l y saw them between midnight and 3 AM. events occurred at that time because that was when it was dark enough or i f it was because that was when the l i ghts were present. did not know i f the Pi l ots - - first observation of the lights occurred in October 2023. - was flying from Boston, MA to Dublin, Ireland where he saw the l ights in the northeast towards Gander, Canada. and believed the lights were h i gher than him, probably at 50,000 feet or higher . The lights were white in color, would start out as dim, and get br i ghter before they eventua l ly faded out . The fu l l cycle of the lights would range from 10 seconds to one minute. The l ights looked like airp l ane landing lights, but - knew get br i ghter before they eventua l ly faded out . The fu l l cycle of the lights would range from 10 seconds to one minute. The l ights looked like airp l ane landing lights, but - knew that it was not them, nor did he think it was was at an elevation of 37,000 feet - - Investigation on by This document contains neither recommendatiollll 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. FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) ContinuationofFD-302of ■ Interview of -__ ________ ,On 03 . /2024 ,Page 2 of 3 Starlink, Starlink flares, satell i tes, or meteors. four lights at a time in the sky . moved in straight lines, somet i mes changing d irection, and typically did not move in a coordinated fashion. Some lights did not move , while others I t ranged between one to Since spotting the lights the first time, - has seen them - has seen the lights for 45 minutes up to two approximately ten times . At times the lights would disappear for mi nutes before returning. has seen the lights in all directions except for towards the - hours . south. saw the lights three times in the direction of North Dakota - while flying to either Seattle or Phoenix. He has also seen them off the west coast and mid- all directions except for towards the - hours . south. saw the lights three times in the direction of North Dakota - while flying to either Seattle or Phoenix. He has also seen them off the west coast and mid-Atlantic coast. - were but ventured the y were between 200-500 miles away. never saw the lights below the horizon a nd had not heard about them prior to October 2023 . d i d not know how far away they - During a trip on February _ , 2024, - was able to capture video on stated - his Samsung Galaxy S22 phone an event involving white lights. the lights were brighter in-person than on the camera, and the lights were similar in elevation to him or were slightly higher . The video is filmed from the cockpit of his aircraft with the lights turned off . located approximately 150 miles northwest of Minneapoli s, Minnesota and was flying towards the east. The lights were seen towards the north in the North Dakota region at around 4:36 AM Eastern Standard Time on a clear ni ght . was - -As captured on the video, white lights were seen , sometimes ten or more present at once, moving around in straight lines a nd getting was not sure if two bri ghter/dimmer. At the 3:27 mark i n the v ideo, - of the lights were really close together or if present at once, moving around in straight lines a nd getting was not sure if two bri ghter/dimmer. At the 3:27 mark i n the v ideo, - of the lights were really close together or if it was a single light with a tail. At the 3 : 47 mark, - lights . At the 5 :22 mark you can see the flight panel, showing that the airplane was traveling at approximately .80 Mach, and that the airplane was 40 - 50 miles northeast of Sioux Fal l s and coul d see the KFSD airport on the radar. never felt unsafe from the white lights, and did not believe the lights were within 100 miles of him . did not know if it was three separate - A thi rd event that - witnessed occurred back i n June 2002. While as a reservist , - got activated to go to Afghanistan. One - FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) - ContinuationofFD-302of ■ Inter view of __ ________ ,On 03 . /2024 ,Page 3 of 3 noticed that the stars were getting night he was outside looking at the stars with another pilot. At approx imately 4:30 AM local time, - blacked out over Bagram . It appeared as if something huge went overhead, from west to east, and was an equilateral triangle shape. The object was moving silently, at a consistent 4:30 AM local time, - blacked out over Bagram . It appeared as if something huge went overhead, from west to east, and was an equilateral triangle shape. The object was moving silently, at a consistent speed and altitude , possibly 150 knots , with no lights visible. estimated it was 500 feet in size, but he could not fully see the shape of the object. The other pilot with - also observed the triangle, and when it passed over stated, "did you see that?" stated he did not further discuss the sighting with anyone else nor did he hear anyone else discussing the sighting . - - never found information that could explain what he saw in Afghan istan in Looking through the data, - not aware of anything that would explain what he had seen. Overall, - believed that not a lot of discussions were happening openly about the events with the lights . much st i gma surrounding these events, but people were just not used to talking about it. did not think there was as - -