Bright ball of light over hillside, October 2023
October 2023·western United States·FBI·unresolved
A federal law enforcement agent observed a bright orange and white ball of light approximately 1-2k feet above ground level moving across a hillside just after sunset in October 2023.
“Somet ime in October 2023 , just after sunset (7PM), I saw a bright ball of light like a shooting stai· beam across and over a hillside. The light was approximate ly 1-2k above ground level, was orange/yellow and white in color and appeai·ed for about a second or two.”
Verbatim from DOW-UAP-D082.pdf · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- October 2023
- Date exactness
- Known to the month
- Location
- western United States
- Country
- United States
- Branch
- FBI
- Unit
- AARO
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- bright ball of light
- Altitude
- 1500 ft
- Duration
- 2s
Source document
Quote checked against the original file.
This sighting
western United States / 2023
Also described in
- DOW-UAP-D082.pdf — Written report of this sighting
Part of Western US Event, a group of 21 separate sightings.