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Western U.S. Lights Over Two October Nights

Federal agent reports multiple orange orbs, lines, and apparent object near ridgelines.

Event

Pending

Location

Western United States

Source

PURSUE Program

AI Disclosure Brief

AI assisted

Reported Object Read

Witness reports seeing bright orange-yellow-white orbs and lines of lights over two consecutive nights in October 2023, some appearing to release smaller lights, form geometric patterns, and move horizontally or dart between ridgelines; one darker object with a faint red light was observed hovering between mountain ridges.

Notable Characteristics

Color: Orange, yellow, white, amber
Luminosity: Bright, varying intensity
Altitude: 1,000-6,000 ft AGL

Reported Motion

Sudden appearance/disappearance, horizontal travel, clustering, darting between ridgelines, hovering

Evidence Notes

First-person narrative submitted to AARO
Night vision goggles observations
Sketch referenced but not reproduced in text

Detailed first-person account from a trained federal observer describing repeated luminous phenomena and one darker object over multiple nights in the western U.S.

Shape read

Orb

Sensors

Naked eye, Night vision goggles

AI confidence

85%

Prosaic Leads

Aircraft or drone activity
Astronomical or atmospheric phenomena
Military training flares or ordnance

Anomalous Indicators

Objects appearing to release smaller lights
Geometric clustering and pattern formation
Rapid darting motion inconsistent with ground vehicles on rough terrain

Evidence Gaps

No corroborating sensor data or additional witnesses cited in this document
Sketch referenced but not included
Exact location and precise dates withheld

External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

Open archive

Sensor ContactExact quote

"Sometime in October 2023, just after sunset (7PM), I saw a bright ball of light like a shooting star beam across and over a hillside."

Witness 4, Federal law enforcement special agent / United States federal agency

Opening description of first sighting

Source

Sensor ContactExact quote

"Later, I observed multiple singular very bright orange lights that appeared to shoot out smaller orange lights as if being hatched from the larger very bright orange light."

Witness 4, Federal law enforcement special agent / United States federal agency

Description of apparent light release behavior

Source

Sensor ContactExact quote

"At approx. 400 meters away I saw an object that was slightly darker than the sky at dusk and lighter than the color of the terrain. There was a faint red light on the object which was static and hovering in between two mountain ridges."

Witness 4, Federal law enforcement special agent / United States federal agency

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Same source archive

Shared tags: PURSUE Release 3, bundle, pursue-release-3

Chronology Trace // before & after

No dated sibling signals are available yet.

Official Files // source material

1 linked

Pdf

Do W UAP D082 Narrative 4 Western US Event

UNCLASSIFIED OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF WAR 5000 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASH INGTON , DC 20301-5000 INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 02 June 2026 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD SUBJECT: Nairntive from Witness 4 - Western U.S . Event References : (a) https://www.war.gov/ufo/#Western-US-Event,VIRIN: 260508-D-D0360-1052 , 08-MAY 2026. 1. Executive Sumrna1y. This memorandum presen ts the first-hand naiTative from Witness 4 provided to the All domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) . Witness 4 was one of several United States (U.S.) federal law enforcement special agents who reported observing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023 in the western United States. 2. Witness Na1rntive. fu response to AARO 's request to provide a free-fo1m naiTative of th

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