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FBI-UAP-D037, FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026

FBI · 2026-01-01 · Western United States · 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 a 2026 interview with a U.S. person, in which the interviewee describes three incidents potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States occurring within a 5-hour period in 2026. A second individual who was present at the time also provided an interview, recorded in this collection as “FBI-UAP-D040.” Two FBI digital renderings based upon the observer’s descriptions accompany this document, under the titles FBI-UAP-D038 and FBI-UAP-D039.

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FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) - 1 of 3 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry ~ inte rviewed by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent (SA) was the identities of the inte rviewing agents, - information : Prior t o h is cur rent r ole previously worked for SA and After being advised on provided the following had le ft the at 2026 , - (approximately Weather condition at the saw two unidentif ied lights in the sky, described the lights as "dash" shaped and dul l red in color t o t he and at approximately 7 : 45pm and were headed to a On - - l ocat i on on the central/northern portion of - time was rainy with significant cloud cover. Approximately 30 minutes after passing through the 8 : 00pm- 8 : 30pm), pulled over to the side o f the r oad and ex ited the vehicle to investigate . - naked eye . The l ights moved along the ridgeline o f the mountains t o his west . - lights through said optics as well . - shaped" to the naked eye, the lights appeared "orb- like " or circular t h r ough the NODs, with the characteristic "NOD halo " around them, which is typical when l ooking at a l i ght source through NODs . - stated that he is very fami liar with using NODs ough the NODs, with the characteristic "NOD halo " around them, which is typical when l ooking at a l i ght source through NODs . - stated that he is very fami liar with using NODs, as he has been using them for 25+ yea rs and has many hou rs of experience . - objects appeared "dash- shaped" t o h im, tr iangular or diamond - shaped, which could possibly be attributed t o - astigmatism . was equipped with Night Opt ica l Devices (NODs) and observed the relayed that, despite being "dash­ stated that he has astigmatism and while the stated they appeared Afte r approximately 20 minutes, both of the aforementioned unidentif ied observed , another, similar lights disappeared . Shortly thereafter - Investigation on by Un ited States . __ _ ___ ___ ____ __ Date drafted ~ 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) Continuation ofFD-302 of __ ____ _ , On ~ ,Page 2 of 3 unidentified l i ght appear directly above their locat ion and was v i sible for approximately 10 minutes , before i t, t oo , dis appeared . Somet i me be t ween 1 0 : 00pm and 11 : 00pm , - unidentified l i ght appear approximately 600 meters (est i mated) of their posit i on 10 minutes , before i t, t oo , dis appeared . Somet i me be t ween 1 0 : 00pm and 11 : 00pm , - unidentified l i ght appear approximately 600 meters (est i mated) of their posit i on and appeared t o be approximately 500 fee t above their vehicl e . Th e uni dent i fied lig h t appeared t o move t owa rd them and stopped approximately 400 me ters away . A second unident if ied l i g ht appeared and moved t oward, and then stopped in proximity o f, t h e first . Th e second l ight appeared t o be approximat e ly 6 feet off the ground . observed another, simi la r t o the east wat ched the two unident if ie d l i ghts t o t h e east , he not i ced light As i n h i s peri pheral v i sion descend from a lt itude and stop in a dry wash approximate ly 100 me ter s behind them . Although - the li ght source , he observe d the g l ow emanating f rom t he wash . watche d the glow move through the wash . could not d i rect l y see entered their vehic le and drove up t o t he next i ntersect i on in attempt to get a better view of t h e unidentified l ights to t heir east . Upon arri val , the l ights were no l onger observed . - ­ - the un t o t he next i ntersect i on in attempt to get a better view of t h e unidentified l ights to t heir east . Upon arri val , the l ights were no l onger observed . - ­ - the unidentif i ed lights . l ook around the area ; - returned to the ir ori gina l pos it ion, but were unable t o re - acqui r e walked 1 0- 20 meters away from the vehicle to remained near the vehicle. ad justed t h e fi lter on h i s NODs At t h i s t i me , - which displ ayed approximately 1 : 00am (estimated based on memory) . - watch was a t o t he vehi cle t o check h i s phone , which displayed 12 : 40am . - noted the discrepancy , compared the time displ ayed on h i s watch to the time displ ayed o n h is phone and obse rved that the t ime o n h is watch was 25 minutes ahead o f the time on his phone and the vehicl e ' s digital c l ock . - discrepancy t o ■■■■■, whose digital watch displayed the same t ime as the phones and vehi cle c l ock . t o l ook at h i s watch , s Men's Au t oma tic Analog Watch . - wa l ked back re l ayed t h e stated that he had owned t hat watch for approximate ly and vehi cle c l ock . t o l ook at h i s watch , s Men's Au t oma tic Analog Watch . - wa l ked back re l ayed t h e stated that he had owned t hat watch for approximate ly 5 years , and i t - had never been off by more than 60 - 90 seconds . - t ime o n his watch at approximate ly 10 : 00pm, and i t was accurate at that t ime . - clock in t h e v i cinity at that time and it was the o n ly clock that displ ayed a di ffere nt time . - hours to see i f it continued to malfuncti on ; the wat ch cont i nued t o keep accurate time bu t stated that h i s watch was the on l y mechanical/analog/non - d ig ital d i d not adjust h i s wa t ch or reset t he time for 2 4 rema ined ~5 minutes fast . had la st checked the FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) t old agents t h at he had spent a c onsiderabl e amount o f time at a - - facility looking up at t h e night sky, and was fami l iar with how stars / satel li tes / mete o rs l ook t o bo th t h e naked eye and with NODs ­ stated that the lig h ts he observed and described were u n like anything h e had seen before . - stated that the satel li tes / mete o rs l ook t o bo th t h e naked eye and with NODs ­ stated that the lig h ts he observed and described were u n like anything h e had seen before . - stated that the l ights he observed o n - behave like sate lli tes, as sate lli tes track linea r acro ss the sky, whereas these did no t . - direction , and a l s o appeared to be as low as 6 feet o ff the g r o und . stated t he unidentified l ights moved a round and changed did not would have been backdro pped by the mountains and be low the r e l ative hori z o n l ine I The low- e l evation lig h ts described h e o bserved was no t a UAS that he famil iar with . - ta il when these ob j ects moved , and they exhibited no a udibl e sound signature . - but was unsuccessful . attempted to observed t h e o bjects through t h ermal o ptics, noted no exhaust o r no ted no phys i ologica l effects from the events . - stated that the ob se rvations d id not induce a fe ar or agitati o n respon se - j us t c u r ios ity . backgro unds , f ound it strange that they di d not fee l fear or threatened during the ir o bservation s . conversed abo ut thi s afterward, and g iven respon se - j us t c u r ios ity . backgro unds , f ound it strange that they di d not fee l fear or threatened during the ir o bservation s . conversed abo ut thi s afterward, and g iven their provided his contact in f o rmati on and was open t o furt h er contact from - agents .

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