This is an FBI FD-302 form, which records an interview conducted in October 2025 about an incident from October 2023. A witness in Colorado Springs reported seeing an unusual object in the night sky while standing outside with a coworker. The witness described a dark-gray cloud that appeared pixelated, from which emerged a solid black triangle with red lights at each corner. The object moved at varying speeds and performed unusual maneuvers before disappearing from view.
What did the witness see?
The witness was outside between 8 and 9:30 PM on October 2023 when he noticed a bright star. Within seconds, he saw movement in his peripheral vision and observed what he described as a dark-gray colored cloud that looked pixelated or distorted. From this cloud came a solid black equilateral triangle with a constant, diffuse red light at each of the three corners. The witness estimated the triangle was very large, possibly the size of the parking lot where he stood, and approximately 3 to 5 stories thick.
How did the object move?
Initially, the object moved south and slightly east at a steady speed comparable to a helicopter, at an estimated altitude of 3,000 to 5,000 feet. The witness then reported the object almost instantaneously accelerated to possibly Mach 1 or 2 and turned slightly, heading directly south or slightly southwest. The witness noticed waves surrounding and radiating from the object, similar to a mirage effect seen on a hot road. The object then abruptly banked 90 degrees on its left side with its three lights still visible while veering towards the right, then quickly banked back down to level flight. The witness noted this banking motion was opposite to how a conventional aircraft would bank in the direction it was turning.
What sensory details did the witness report?
The witness did not hear any noise from the object, could not see any form of propulsion, and did not smell anything unusual. About 60 seconds after the object disappeared, the witness called his wife to tell her about the event. His wife said his voice sounded robotic, as if there was electronic interference occurring with the call.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of entzy 10 - /2025
On October ■, 2025 by
Supervisory Special Agent Agent (SA) -
_ , and Task Force After being advised
of the ident ity of the interv iewing agents and the nature of the interview ,
- provided the fo llowing information :
- - frequen tl y watches aircraft , mi l itary, commercia l a nd c i v ilian
fly in the airspace above and around Colorado Spri ngs.
On October . , 2023 between 8-9:30PM , - was
- - wal ked over to his co- worker named
- and began l ooking up , admi ring the stars on a clear n i ght.
As - l ooked up , he not i ced a very bright star in the sky , which
initia ll y drew his a ttention. - was observ i ng the star for about 5- 10
seconds when he noticed movement in his l eft peripheral vision. -
looked further up and to his left and saw what appeared to be a dark- gray
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col ored cloud phasing into his sight. The c l oud was stationary in the sky ,
and - stated it looked very strange , as if it was pixe l ated or distorted
in some other manner . As he watched the cloud, he saw a constant, diffuse
red light on the bottom front point of a so lid b l ack triangular shaped
object corning out of the c l oud towards the south, southeast. The object
behind the point became wider and l arger as it exited the c l oud until -
saw the entire equilateral triangular object with a red light in each of the
three corners. - estimated the triangle UAP was very l arge and coul d
have been as large as the parking l ot in wh i ch he was standin g. He estimated
the UAP was the equivalent of 3 - 5 stories in thickness. Based upon -
memory, at arm's l ength, each of the three lights on the triangle UAP was
the size of a fingernail .
Initially the UAP was moving south and s lightl y east at a steady speed
comparabl e to a hel icopter . - believed the UAP was at an altitude of
3000-5000 feet, comparable to small civi lian aircraft in training f l ights.
It then almost instantaneously acce l erated to possibl y Mach 1 or 2 and
turned s l ightly, heading directl y south or sight l y southwest. - noticed
there appeared to be waves surrou nding and radiating from the object . He
compared the waves to the mirage effect that can be observed when you look
down a hot road into the d i stance . - d i d not hear the object make any
noise, could not see any form of propulsion, and d i d not smell anything out
of the ordinary. - be l ieved the object was a l most directl y over his
position , possibly over the
As the object moved, it abr uptly banked 90 degrees on its l eft
side with its three lights still visible whi le veering towards the right ,
and then it quickl y banked back down to l evel flight . The banking motion
was opposite of a conventional aircraft would bank in the direction it was
turning.
- lost sight of the object as it went over the
- from his perspective, towards the south. - looked back to
where it original l y came into view and noticed that the dark- gray c l oud had
disappeared . He called his wi fe about 60 seconds later to te ll her about
the event, and she said that his voice sounded robotic, as if there was
electronic i nterference occurri ng with the ca ll . - cel l phone service
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provider was -
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What did the witness describe as the object's appearance?
The witness described a solid black equilateral triangle with a constant, diffuse red light at each of the three corners. The object emerged from what appeared to be a dark-gray colored cloud that looked pixelated or distorted. The witness estimated the triangle was very large, possibly the size of the parking lot where he stood, and approximately 3 to 5 stories thick.
he saw a constant, diffuse red light on the bottom front point of a so lid b l ack triangular shaped object corning out of the c l oud towards the south, southeast. The object behind the point became wider and l arger as it exited the c l oud until - saw the entire equilateral triangular object with a red light in each of the three corners. - estimated the triangle UAP was very l arge and coul d have been as large as the parking l ot in wh i ch he was standin g. He estimated the UAP was the equivalent of 3 - 5 stories in thickness.
How fast did the object move?
Initially, the object moved south and slightly east at a steady speed comparable to a helicopter. The witness believed the object was at an altitude of 3,000 to 5,000 feet, comparable to small civilian aircraft in training flights. The object then almost instantaneously accelerated to possibly Mach 1 or 2 and turned slightly, heading directly south or slightly southwest.
Initially the UAP was moving south and s lightl y east at a steady speed comparabl e to a hel icopter . - believed the UAP was at an altitude of 3000-5000 feet, comparable to small civi lian aircraft in training f l ights. It then almost instantaneously acce l erated to possibl y Mach 1 or 2 and turned s l ightly, heading directl y south or sight l y southwest.
What unusual maneuver did the object perform?
The object abruptly banked 90 degrees on its left side with its three lights still visible while veering towards the right, then quickly banked back down to level flight. The witness noted this banking motion was opposite to how a conventional aircraft would bank in the direction it was turning.
As the object moved, it abr uptly banked 90 degrees on its l eft side with its three lights still visible whi le veering towards the right , and then it quickl y banked back down to l evel flight . The banking motion was opposite of a conventional aircraft would bank in the direction it was turning.
Did the witness report any sensory experiences from the object?
The witness did not hear any noise from the object, could not see any form of propulsion, and did not smell anything unusual. The witness also reported seeing waves surrounding and radiating from the object, which he compared to the mirage effect observed when looking down a hot road into the distance.
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