FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026

- 1 of 3 ­ FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry ~ was interviewed by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent (SA) SA and After being advised on the identities of the interviewing agents, - provided the following information : Prior t o his current r ole previously worked for had left the On - 2026 , - and - at at approximately 7 : 45pm and were headed to a l ocati on on the central/northern portion of - Weather condition at the time was rainy with significant cloud cover. Approximately 30 minutes after passing through the 8 : 00pm- 8 : 30pm), (approximately saw two unidentified lights in the sky, pulled over to the side o f the r oad and exited the vehicle to investigate . - described the lights as "dash" shaped and dul l red in color t o t he naked eye . The l ights moved along the ridgeline of the mountains t o his west . - was equipped with Night Optical Devices (NODs) and observed the lights through said optics as well . - relayed that, despite being "dash­ shaped" to the naked eye, the lights appeared "orb- like" or circular t hr ough the NODs, with the characteristic "NOD halo" around them, which is typical when l ooking at a l i ght source through NODs . - stated that he is very fami liar with using NODs, as he has been using them for 25+ years and has many hours of experience . - stated that he has astigmatism and while the objects appeared "dash- shaped" t o him, stated they appeared triangular or diamond- shaped, which could possibly be attributed t o ­ astigmatism . After approximately 20 minutes, both of the aforementioned unidentified lights disappeared . Shortly thereafter - observed, another, similar Investigation on _______________ by United States . Date drafted ~ This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions ofthe FBI. It is the property ofthe FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) Continuation ofFD-302 of _______ , On ~ ,Page 2 of 3 unidentified l i ght appear directly above their location and was vi sible for approximately 10 minutes , before i t, t oo, disappeared . Someti me bet ween 10 : 00pm and 11 : 00pm, - observed another, simi lar unidentified l i ght appear approximately 600 meters (esti mated) t o the east of their positi on and appeared t o be approximately 500 feet above their vehicl e . The uni denti fied light appeared t o move t oward them and stopped approximately 400 meters away . A second unidentified l i ght appeared and moved t oward, and then stopped in proximity of, t he first . The second l ight appeared t o be approximate ly 6 feet off the ground . As wat ched the two unident ified l i ghts t o t he east , he noti ced light i n hi s peri pheral v i sion descend from altitude and stop in a dry wash approximately 100 meters behind them . Although - could not di rectl y see the light source , he observe d the gl ow emanating f rom t he wash . watche d the glow move through the wash . entered their vehicle and drove up t o t he next i ntersecti on in attempt to get a better view of t he unidentified l ights to t heir east . Upon arri val , the l ights were no l onger observed . -­ - returned to their ori ginal position, but were unable t o re- acquir e the unidentifi ed lights . walked 10- 20 meters away from the vehicle to l ook around the area ; - remained near the vehicle. At t hi s t i me , - adjusted t he filter on hi s NODs t o l ook at hi s watch, which displ ayed approximately 1 : 00am (estimated based on memory) . - s watch was a Men's Aut omatic Analog Watch . - wal ked back t o t he vehi cle t o check hi s phone , which displayed 12 : 40am. - noted the discrepancy , compared the time displ ayed on hi s watch to the time displ ayed o n his phone and observed that the t ime o n his watch was 25 minutes ahead of the time on his phone and the vehicl e ' s digital c l ock . - rel ayed t he discrepancy t o ■■■■■, whose digital watch displayed the same t ime as the phones and vehi cle c l ock . - stated that he had owned t hat watch for approximately 5 years , and i t had never been off by more than 60- 90 seconds . - had last checked the t ime o n his watch at approximately 10 : 00pm, and i t was accurate at that t ime . - stated that h i s watch was the onl y mechanical/analog/non- digital clock in t he vi cinity at that time and it was the o nly clock that displ ayed a different time . - di d not adjust hi s wat ch or reset t he time for 24 hours to see i f it continued to malfunction ; the wat ch conti nued t o keep accurate time but remained ~5 minutes fast . FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) - t old agents t hat he had spent a considerabl e amount o f time at a ­ facility looking up at t he night sky, and was fami l iar with how stars/ satellites / meteors l ook t o both t he naked eye and with NODs ­ stated that the lights he observed and described were unlike anything he had seen before . - stated that the l ights he observed o n - did not behave like satellites, as satellites track linear across the sky, whereas these did not . - stated t he unidentified l ights moved a round and changed direction , and a l s o appeared to be as low as 6 feet off the gr ound . The low- e l evation lights described would have been backdropped by the mountains and be low the r e l ative hori zo n l ine I he observed was not a UAS that he familiar with . - noted no exhaust o r tail when these ob j ects moved, and they exhibited no a udibl e sound signature . - attempted to observed t he objects through t hermal optics, but was unsuccessful . noted no physi ological effects from the events . - stated that the observations did not induce a fear or agitation response - j ust cur iosity . conversed about thi s afterward, and given their backgrounds , f ound it strange that they did not fee l fear or threatened during their observations . - provided his contact inf o rmation and was open t o further contact from agents .