Usper Narrative Senior USIC

Summary

This two-page narrative, released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as ODNI-UAP-D001, is a first-hand account by a senior U.S. intelligence officer describing a late-2025 helicopter mission flown from a Joint Operations Center. The officer, a colleague, and two pilots flew a low-altitude nap-of-the-earth route to investigate loud thuds in the mountains on a test range that coincided with unidentified aerial phenomena sightings reported over the previous several nights. They repeatedly landed to inspect ground debris determined to be remnants of rockets and other projectiles from years of weapons testing, and discovered a large cave entrance with no safe landing spot nearby. After refueling at a prearranged rendezvous and tanker, the crew continued searching at night at the JOC's request for debris spotted by a ground team.