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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."
thought the light might have been a meteor coming straight toward them and burning up in the atmosphere.
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