UNCLASSIFIED // PUBLIC RELEASERELEASE 03 · JUNE 12, 2026

PENTAGON UFO FILE · DOCUMENT · DOW-UAP-D083

Narrative Statement 5, Western United States Event, 2023

Department of WarIncident: October, 2023Westen United States580 KBPartly redacted

This memorandum presents the first-hand narrative from Witness 5 provided to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Witness 5 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.

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The description is the government’s own, from war.gov/UFO, released on June 12, 2026. The Pentagon calls these unresolved cases — publishing a file does not mean it shows anything anomalous.

Last updated October 13, 2026