Western US UAP, October 2023, AARO unresolved case
Five federal law enforcement agents observed a UAP in the Western US in October 2023. Released June 12, 2026 with an AARO Unresolved Case Analysis Update, five witness narrative statements, AI-rendered reconstructions, and two digital recreation videos.
FBI-UAP-PR005, digital recreation of witness statement 3-1, Western US event, 2023. AI-rendered reconstruction from AARO, explicitly not primary sensor evidence.
AARO / FBI / declassified via PURSUE Release 03
FBI-UAP-PR006, digital recreation of witness statement 3-2, Western US event, 2023. AI-rendered reconstruction from AARO, explicitly not primary sensor evidence.
AARO / FBI / declassified via PURSUE Release 03
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FBI-UAP-D014 · image · Release 03
DOW-UAP-D077 · pdf · Release 03
FBI-UAP-D014 · pdf · Release 04
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Official description
PURSUE document set covering the Western US October 2023 incident: DOW-UAP-D077 through D083 (AARO case analysis materials), FBI-UAP-D014 through D023 (witness narrative statements and reporting forms), and FBI-UAP-PR005 and PR006 (two digital recreation videos). Five named federal law enforcement agents provided independent witness accounts. AARO designates the case unresolved.
Editor's context
This is the most witnessed case in PURSUE Release 03, with five named federal law enforcement witnesses on the record. The unusual structural feature is the inclusion of AI-rendered reconstructions, which AARO has not previously published as part of a release. The reconstructions are explicitly labeled as analytical aids, not as primary evidence. As of release, AARO has not adjudicated the case to any conventional explanation.
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- StampDECLASSIFIED PER PURSUE, June 12, 2026
- AnnotationWitness count: five federal law enforcement agents, independent accounts.
- AnnotationDocument set: DOW-UAP-D077-D083 (AARO), FBI-UAP-D014-D023 (witness statements), FBI-UAP-PR005-PR006 (digital recreation videos).
- AnnotationAI-rendered reconstructions included as analytical aids, explicitly not labeled as primary visual evidence.
- AnnotationAARO disposition: unresolved.
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U.S. Department of Defense. "Western US UAP, October 2023, AARO unresolved case." Released via PURSUE program, 2026-06-12. File ID: PURSUE DOW-UAP-D077 et seq.. https://www.war.gov/UFO/release/03/. Accessed 2026-09-15 via Social Media for Aliens archive, https://socialmediaforaliens.com/files/western-us-october-2023-aaro.
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