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FBI-UAP-D030, FD-302, “Large Triangle with Red Lights,” 2023

FBI · 2023-01-01 · Colorado Springs, Colorado · release 5

This document is an FBI FD-302, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uses to record interviews. This FD-302 records an October 2025 interview with a U.S. Person, in which the interviewee describes an incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in October 2023. An FBI digital rendering based upon the observer’s description accompanies this document, under the title FBI-UAP-D031.

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FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) - 1 of 3 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OPrt01AL Al,O0RP OOOi.itNl'tll),lrtlt:/f.,Qflblh!Wtltdig,I. ., .~ . N I t,,q'lilh.118' f\lYO M(ln vq~ !}y $ ~ F81 ~ tytlWn Date ofentzy 10 - /2025 On October ■, 2025 Supervisory Special Agent _ , and Task Force of the ident ity of the interv iewing agents and the nature of the interview , - provided the fo llowing information : Agent (SA) - After being advised by - fly in the airspace above and around Colorado Spri ngs. frequen tl y watches aircraft , mi l itary, commercia l a nd c i v ilian - On October . , 2023 between 8-9:30PM , - was - - - wal ked over to his co- worker named and began l ooking up , admi ring the stars on a clear n i ght. As - l ooked up , he not i ced a very bright star in the sky , which - initia ll y drew his a ttention. seconds when he noticed movement in his l eft peripheral vision. looked further up and to his left and saw what appeared to be a dark- gray was observ i ng the star for about 5- 10 - _________________ Date drafted 10 - /2 0 25 by This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property and to his left and saw what appeared to be a dark- gray was observ i ng the star for about 5- 10 - _________________ Date drafted 10 - /2 0 25 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) ContinuationofFD-302of ■ In ter view of __ _______ ,On 10. /2025 ,Page 2 of 3 stated it looked very strange , as if it was pixe l ated or distorted col ored cloud phasing into his sight. The c l oud was stationary in the sky , and - in some other manner . As he watched the cloud, he saw a constant, diffuse red light on the bottom front point of a so lid b l ack triangular shaped object corning out of the c l oud towards the south, southeast. The object behind the point became wider and l arger as it exited the c l oud until - saw the entire equilateral triangular object with a red light in each of the three corners. have been as large as the parking l ot in wh i ch he was standin g. He estimated the UAP was the equivalent of 3 - 5 stories in thickness. Based upon - memory, at arm's l ength, each of the three lights on the triangle UAP was the size of a fingernail . estimated the triangle UAP the equivalent of 3 - 5 stories in thickness. Based upon - memory, at arm's l ength, each of the three lights on the triangle UAP was the size of a fingernail . estimated the triangle UAP was very l arge and coul d - - Initially the UAP was moving south and s lightl y east at a steady speed believed the UAP was at an altitude of comparabl e to a hel icopter . 3000-5000 feet, comparable to small civi lian aircraft in training f l ights. It then almost instantaneously acce l erated to possibl y Mach 1 or 2 and turned s l ightly, heading directl y south or sight l y southwest. there appeared to be waves surrou nding and radiating from the object . He compared the waves to the mirage effect that can be observed when you look down a hot road into the d i stance . d i d not hear the object make any noise, could not see any form of propulsion, and d i d not smell anything out of the ordinary. position , possibly over the be l ieved the object was a l most directl y over his - - - noticed As the object moved, it abr uptly banked 90 degrees on its l eft side with its three lights still visible whi le veering towards the right , and then it quickl y banked back down to l evel the object moved, it abr uptly banked 90 degrees on its l eft side with its three lights still visible whi le veering towards the right , and then it quickl y banked back down to l evel flight . The banking motion was opposite of a conventional aircraft would bank in the direction it was turning. - lost sight of the object as it went over the from his perspective, towards the south. - where it original l y came into view and noticed that the dark- gray c l oud had disappeared . He called his wi fe about 60 seconds later to te ll her about the event, and she said that his voice sounded robotic, as if there was electronic i nterference occurri ng with the ca ll . provider was - looked back to cel l phone service - - - FD-302a (Rev. S-8-10) Continuation ofFD-302of ■ Interview of ________ __ ,On 10 - /2025 ,Page 3 of 3

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