Compare PURSUE-RELEASE-01 serials 3 and 4. What do the source records say, without adding interpretation?

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Here is a direct comparison of what the source records say for serials 3 and 4, without added interpretation.

**Serial 3** documents an FBI FD-302 interview with a redacted defense contractor who, between 7:15 and 7:30 a.m. in September 2023, observed a cigar-shaped object while driving through a gate at a U.S. test site. She described the object as "metallic bronze in color," the length of two or three Blackhawk helicopters nose to tail, with a width of approximately one and a half Blackhawks, though she noted the intense light on the eastern end may have obscured part of the body. The object bore an "intense diamond white light" that appeared to have a ring around it and was "like looking into the sun." It was almost hovering, moving slowly east to west, completely silent, and disappeared after five to ten seconds from a clear, cloudless sky leaving no contrails. The witness noted the gate had malfunctioned on three of four attempts to open it just before the sighting, though no vehicle engine interference was observed while the object was visible. She initially thought the object was an aircraft that had violated her restricted airspace, then concluded it was not an aircraft or drone [PURSUE-RELEASE-01/3].

**Serial 4** documents a separate FBI FD-302 interview, conducted via FaceTime video, with a redacted contractor who was a drone pilot with ten to fifteen hours of experience. This witness was traveling to the same site for LiDAR drone tests around 7:30 a.m. when the three vehicles came to a gate that "was giving trouble." Looking up through approximately three-quarters of the windshield, the witness saw a linear object with a super-bright white light on its east side, bright enough that bands could be seen within the light. The object was described as metallic gray, wingless, without exhaust, smaller than a 737, one to two Blackhawk helicopters in length, and "definitely bigger than a drone." It was at approximately 5,000 feet above ground level, moved east to west parallel to the ground, remained visible for five to ten seconds, then the light went out and the object vanished. The object stayed the same size and maintained the same light intensity throughout. No vehicle interference was noted. The witness reported having weird dreams and trouble sleeping for the first two nights after the sighting [PURSUE-RELEASE-01/4].

The two records share several consistent details: the gate malfunction, the approximate time of 7:30 a.m., east-to-west movement, a bright white light on the eastern end, a duration of five to ten seconds, a clear sky, and no vehicle interference. The primary differences are in the color description ("metallic bronze" in serial 3 versus "metallic gray" in serial 4) and the estimated altitude (tree line vicinity in serial 3 versus approximately 5,000 feet AGL in serial 4).