FBI-UAP-D026, FD-302, “Dark Translucent Triangle,” 2023

FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) - 1 of 3 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION O,r101AL Raooep DooumQl'tlp;irtl,:1{.,Qflbl h!Wtltdig,l.lly~. AH t,,q'lilh.118' n,,lve Ml;'ln vq~ by $ ccrii(d F81 ~ tytlWn On January ■ , 2026 Special Agent Date of enlly 01 - /2026 by , and Supervisory Special Agent - · After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and - the nature of the interview, - provided the fo llowing information : On October ■ , 2023 at approximately 1 0 : 50 PM, - and his wife were Colorado Spr i ngs, Colorado . The porch faces toward the southwest , sitting on the back porch of their r esidence l ocated at - and he and h i s wi fe were sitting with their backs t owards the house . - the sky was clear . As - did not remember seeing many stars in the sky that night even though was looking up, he suddenl y noticed that _________________ Date drafted 01 - /2 0 26 by This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the 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) ' - - - - - - - - 'On 01 . /2026 ,Page 2 of 3 something had flown over his house from behind him, coming and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. FD-302a(Rev. 5-8-10) ' - - - - - - - - 'On 01 . /2026 ,Page 2 of 3 something had flown over his house from behind him, coming from the northeast, and was moving away from him towards the southwest. The UAP appeared low in elevation, possibly as low as 300 feet . He vie wing perspective, at arm's length, the UAP est i mated it was roughly the s i ze of a large SUV based on h i s elevat i on estimation. From - appeared to be the size of the space between his thumb and pointer finger, which he approximated as 5 inches. noticed the UAP if it was a cloudy night. object's movement before actually seeing its silhouette . first spotted the UAP he thought it appeared almost see-through, and it had what appeared to be a haze or distortion around it. He further described it appearing as if you were looking at it through mist; and that there were ripples like you were looking at an object that is underwater. did not thi nk he would have first noticed the When - - - - stated the UAP could have been either dark gray or silver The UAP looked like a perfect triangle, however because of his viewing angle, he couldn't definitively say whether it was isosce les or equilateral in shape. in UAP could have been either dark gray or silver The UAP looked like a perfect triangle, however because of his viewing angle, he couldn't definitively say whether it was isosce les or equilateral in shape. in color which would have blended into the night sky, and with the surrounding distortion, it may have caused it to have the appearance of being translucent. corners, but stated the distortion around the UAP may have made the edges less sharp in appearance. The UAP trave led away from him and his wife with a point forward- facing. As it traveled away from them, along the trailing, flat , back edge, it had what appeared to be a band of silverish blue light. - propulsion for the UAP. hypothesized that the light could have been caused by the mode of thought the triangle had rounded edges and - The UAP moved in a straight path at a consistent elevation. It moved - Just before they lost sight of the UAP, the left side of the very quickly and covered a large distance in the short time they observed the UAP. triangle banked up quickly to an almost vertical orientation, but it did not change path or elevation. The UAP was completely silent, and - not feel any rumble , static , or any other effects from the object as it passed over him. observed aircraft, including private planes but it did not change path or elevation. The UAP was completely silent, and - not feel any rumble , static , or any other effects from the object as it passed over him. observed aircraft, including private planes and helicopters, flying over his house. He was very familiar with how a normal aircraft should appear and sound flying over his house. seconds from when he initially saw it to when he lost sight of it to the southwest , potentially over disappeared from his visua l sight sooner than - have . not have a chance to get his phone out to take a photo or video. stated the entirety of the observation was so quick he did residence was near an airport and he frequently witnessed the UAP for a total of four expected it should The UAP did - - FD-302a(Rev. 5-8-10) ~ - - - - - •On 01 . /2026 ,Page 3 of 3 - was very familiar with a ll USAF aircraft, including the l atest unmanned drones. The UAP he and his wife observed did not match anything he encountered before. The UAP was on l y a triangl e without any extra wings, fins, or any bubbl e for the engine housing . Immediately fo llowing the event, both - and h i s wi fe, who also witnessed the UAP, went i nside to separate rooms without any extra wings, fins, or any bubbl e for the engine housing . Immediately fo llowing the event, both - and h i s wi fe, who also witnessed the UAP, went i nside to separate rooms and - - wife remembered seeing a dark seem running around the edge of the UAP,