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SF-2026-000374UnverifiedAliens & UAPs

2023 FBI UAP Sighting at U.S. Test Site Serial 004

This file is a redacted FBI FD-302 interview report, released via the U.S. Department of War UAP disclosure portal (release 3). According to the source page, it captures an FBI interview with a US citizen regarding a first-hand UAP encounter at a US test site in September 2023, in which the witness described a 'metallic/gray in color' object. The extracted text shows the interview was conducted on September 9, 2023, and entered into the record on October 1, 2023. The witness recounts working with contractors on a special project involving restricted airspace for upcoming tests. On the morning of the incident, contractors received a standard brief at 7:02 am and drove to a test site. Between 7:15 and 7:30 am, a gate that normally functioned without issue malfunctioned, opening only partially on three attempts before opening fully on the fourth. Immediately after driving through the gate, the witness looked up and observed the object. Names, locations, and identifying details are heavily redacted throughout.

Source: U.S. Department of Warwar.gov ↗Incident Sep 1, 2023Released May 8, 2026Discovered Jul 2, 2026389.8 KBimage
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Description

A heavily redacted FBI FD-302 interview record documenting a first-hand account of a UAP encounter at a US test site. A US citizen (USPER), working as a contractor on a special project, described observing a metallic/gray object and reported anomalous gate malfunctions preceding the sighting. Released by the U.S. Department of War as part of a UAP disclosure set.

Claims

  • A U.S. citizen gave a first-hand account of a UAP encounter at a U.S. test site, describing an object 'metallic/gray in color.'

    75%

  • The witness was a contractor working on a special project involving restricted airspace for upcoming tests.

    70%

  • On 1 September 2023, a fob-controlled access gate at the test site malfunctioned, opening only slightly and closing on three tries before opening fully on the fourth, with no prior or subsequent operational issues.

    70%

  • As the witness drove through the gate between 7:15 and 7:30 am she looked up and saw an object (specifics redacted).

    70%

  • A US citizen witnessed a metallic/gray colored unidentified object at a US test site.

    60%

  • A restricted-access gate malfunctioned—opening partially on three tries and fully on the fourth—immediately before the sighting, with no prior or subsequent operational issues.

    55%

Events

  1. Sep 8, 2023

    FBI FD-302 interview

    Special agents interviewed the witness in person in the United States; document entered/dated in October 2023.

  2. Aug 31, 2023

    UAP encounter at US test site

    A contractor working on a special project observed a metallic/gray object after driving through a malfunctioning restricted-access gate around 7:15-7:30 am.

  3. Sep 30, 2023

    Record entry

    The interview was entered into the FBI record on this date.

  4. May 7, 2026

    Public release

    File released via the U.S. Department of War UAP disclosure portal (release 3).

  5. Aug 31, 2023

    UAP sighting during test-site drive

    Witness, working with contractors on a special project with restricted airspace, drove to a test site; between 7:15-7:30 am a fob-controlled gate malfunctioned and, upon driving through, she looked up and saw an object (text redacted).

  6. May 7, 2026

    Department of War UAP release

    File published in Release 3 of the war.gov UAP disclosure portal.

Dates mentioned

2023-09-012023-09-092023-10-012026-05-082023-10-22

Keywords

UAPUFOFBIFD-302test sitemetallic gray objectredactedDepartment of Warcontractorrestricted airspacegate malfunction2023 sightingwitness interviewSeptember 2023

Entities

Extracted text (OCR)
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‘This document contains neither recommendations 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.

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