FBI FD-302 Interview: Contractor Witnesses Unidentified Aerial Object During LiDAR Mission, September 2023

FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10)

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# FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of entry 10 / 2023

On September 2023, and
and FBI Special Agent interviewed

via Facetime video. a
with sat in on the interview and
were 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:

*   A person was a drone pilot.
*   This person had ten to fifteen hours of experience as a drone pilot.
*   This person had been a drone pilot since a certain time (unspecified).

On September 2023 was at with three
other contractors and for LiDAR tests with After
receiving a the five of them got into three vehicles with
driving the first vehicle and as her passenger.

The three vehicles began driving south around 7:30 am. The sun was in the east with good visibility.

# FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (cont.)

The three vehicles came to a gate that was giving trouble. At about three quarters of the windshield up, saw a linear object with a super bright light on the east side of the object. The light was bright white and bright enough to see bands within the light. The object was metallic gray in color. It did not have any wings or exhaust. The object was smaller than a 737, one to two Blackhawk helicopters in length and was definitely bigger than a drone. The object was approximately 5000 feet above ground level, and moved east to west parallel to the ground. The object was visible for five to ten seconds and then the light went out and the object vanished. The sky was clear and couldn't find the object again.

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Investigation on 09/ <empty> /2023 at <empty> United States (Other (Facetime Video))
File # <empty> Date drafted 10/ <empty> /2023
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# FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (cont.)

FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10)

September 2023 UAP
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( / The object stayed the same size and kept the same light intensity during the time observed it. He did not see the object as they were coming over the small bridge at the gate until they were going through the gate. did not notice any interference with their vehicles .

( /  was annoyed when she first saw the object because the air
space had been restricted for the drone tests they were going to conduct.
 in the second vehicle tried to get  to see the object
but was unsuccessful.

( / [ ] That night a storm came through and the TV went out in
hotel room. He was still freaked out and went downstairs to
make sure all the TVs were out in the hotel and not just his.  had
weird dreams and had trouble sleeping for the first two nights after he saw
the object.