Cigar-Shaped Object Over Test Site, September 2023
Contractor supervisor spotted silent metallic craft hovering silently before vanishing.
Sep 1, 2023
United States
PURSUE Program
AI Disclosure Brief
AI assistedReported Object Read
Witness driving through a restricted gate looked up and observed a cigar-shaped metallic bronze object with an intense diamond white light on its eastern end, hovering and slowly moving east to west approximately 500-3000 feet above the tree line southwest of their position. The object was silent, comparable in length to two or three Blackhawk helicopters, and disappeared after 5-10 seconds of observation in clear skies.
Notable Characteristics
- Color: metallic bronze
- Luminosity: extremely bright diamond white light like looking into the sun
- Size: length of two or three Blackhawk helicopters; width of one and a half Blackhawks
Reported Motion
- almost hovering, slowly east to west; sudden disappearance
Evidence Notes
- Eyewitness account from contractor supervisor
- Corroborated by one other contractor
- FBI agent interview notes on altitude and position
FBI-recorded eyewitness account from experienced contractor describes large silent cigar-shaped object with intense light, defying known aircraft profiles; one corroborating observer, no sensor data.
Cigar
visual
90%
Prosaic Leads
- Distant aircraft or drone obscured by light
- Optical illusion from sun reflection
- Mylar balloon or debris in sunlight
Anomalous Indicators
- Sudden disappearance in clear skies
- Size estimate inconsistent with drones
- Silence despite large apparent size
Evidence Gaps
- No photos or video captured
- Only two observers out of convoy
- Redacted location and names limit verification
Evidence Quotes // source statements
Open archive"cigar shaped object with an extremely bright light southwest of them approximately 500 to 3000 feet above the nearest tree line"
Unknown speaker, Contractor Supervisor
Description during FBI interview
"The object was 'metallic bronze in color' and was the length of two or three Blackhawk helicopters lined up nose to tail."
Unknown speaker, Contractor Supervisor
Size and color description
"The object was completely silent."
Unknown speaker, Contractor Supervisor
Sound observation
"Witness had never seen anything like it despite 15 years exposure to US military aircraft and drones."
Unknown speaker, Contractor Supervisor
Experience comparison
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Official Files // source material
1 linkedFBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 4
FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) - 1 of 2 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OFFICIAL RECORD Document participants have digitally signed All signatures have been verified by a certified FBI information system. Date of entry 10/ /2023 On September 2023, and and FBI Special Agent interviewed office and cell), in Building the and supervisor sat in on the interview. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, provided the following information: had been the at for years. On September 2023, was with contractors working on a special project with She had restricted the air space in for the upcoming tests. At 7:02 am, the contractors received the bases' standard brief, got into three vehicles, and began driving to the site they were going to use for testing.