Narrative 2 Western US Event

Summary

This eight-page unclassified memorandum for record from the Office of the Under Secretary of War, dated 02 June 2026, reproduces the free-form narrative of Witness 2 submitted to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Witness 2 was one of several United States federal law enforcement special agents who reported observing unidentified anomalous phenomena over two days in October 2023 in the western United States. The narrative describes Incident 1: the witness and a partner were tasked to survey an area for individuals launching drones and were positioned in a valley with mountain ranges to the west and east and more distant ranges to the north, under clear weather. At approximately 1900 hours the witness observed a bright circular orb-like light approximately 35 to 45 degrees above the northern or northeastern horizon, which at first resembled a luminescent planet but slowly grew brighter.