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Large red orb with smaller orbs releasing, Western U.S.

October 2023, 1918 hours·Western United States, north and slightly west of observation point·unresolved

At approximately 1918 hours, a large red orb was observed at a distance, from which two smaller red orbs were seen releasing and moving westward at steady horizontal speed, with lights extinguishing within about 10 seconds. A white flash of light was also observed in the western sky.

“Around 1918 we saw a large red orb at a further distance, facing North and slightly West, past the peak of . I am certain I saw two red, smaller orbs release from the larger one going west, towards . One released at a steady speed and horizontally. I also saw another small red orb go up, but it may have had a slight angle. This orb was fainter, than the horizontal one identified. They were simultaneously released, moving away from the larger orb. The larger orb did not move during this time, and all lights were gone from every orb in about 10 seconds.”

Verbatim from DOW-UAP-D083.pdf · View original on war.gov

Case details

Date
October 2023, 1918 hours
Date exactness
Known to the month
Location
Western United States, north and slightly west of observation point
Country
United States
Unit
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
Sensors
eyewitness
Shape
Large red orb with two smaller red orbs releasing from it
Duration
10s

Source document

Agency: DoW

File: DOW-UAP-D083.pdf

Case ID: UNDATED-DOW-8BB3D1

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This sighting

Western United States, north and slightly west of observation point / 1918

Part of Western US Event, a group of 21 separate sightings.

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