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This Federal Bureau of Investigation interview record from September 2023 describes a sighting by a witness driving east to a test site to gather LiDAR test data, with colleagues following in other vehicles. The witness saw a bright white light hover over the horizon, move to the right and vanish after about ten seconds, estimated ten to twenty miles away, with no vehicle interference. The witness thought it might have been a meteor burning up. The FBI notes the document contains no recommendations or conclusions.
From the source:Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 9/1/23, United States. Released with redactions. This is an FBI 302 interview conducted with a US citizen regarding their first-hand account of a UAP encounter at a US test site. USPER described an object "metallic bronze in color."
# FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION in at the time of the interview). After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, provided the following information: On September 2023 at around 9:00 am, was at driving east to a test site to acquire data for LiDAR testing with and were driving an F150. was behind them, driving a GMC AT4 with as his passenger. was behind them driving a sprinter van. The vehicles drove through a couple of gates and saw a bright light over the horizon. The light was stationary in the air, then started moving to the right and then disappeared. could see the light through the top right of the vehicle's windshield. The light was bright white and was visible for ten seconds before it disappeared. The light stayed the same size throughout the incident. thought the light was ten to twenty miles away. did not notice any interference with his vehicle. ( ) pointed the light out to but looked in the wrong direction. was also tall and had his seat leaned back so he was not in a good position to see the light. was indifferent to the light until they got to the first test site and and said they saw it too. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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