FBI-UAP-D033, FD-302, “Thermally Elevated Aerial Object,” 2026

This document is an FBI FD-302, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uses to record interviews. This FD-302 records a 2026 interview with a U.S. Government Special Agent, in which the interviewee describes an incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States, at approximately 9:00 PM local time, in 2026.

Redactions have been made to protect the identity of eyewitnesses, the location of government facilities, or potentially sensitive information about military sites not related to UAP. No redactions have been made to any files released under President Trump’s directive concerning information about the nature or existence of any encounter reported as a UAP or related phenomena.

Asset File Name
[FBI-UAP-D033, FD-302, “Thermally Elevated Aerial Object,” 2026]
Release
[8/7/26 – Release 05]
Agency
[FBI]
Incident Date
[2026]
Incident Location
[Western United States]
Document Type
[.pdf]
VIRIN
[260807-O-D0360-1153]