Gate on southbound route from test site departure point

An FBI FD-302 documents an October 2023 FaceTime interview with a redacted contractor drone pilot about a September 2023 sighting at a redacted U.S. test site. Around 7:30 AM, while stopped at a gate during a southbound departure for LiDAR tests, the witness saw a metallic gray, wingless linear object with a super bright white light moving east to west at approximately 5,000 feet for five to ten seconds before the light went out and the object vanished. The airspace had been restricted for the drone tests at the time.