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FD-302, “Dark Triangle with Lights,” 2011

FBI-UAP-D028 · Release 05 (8/7)
AgencyFBI
Document typePDF
Sighting typeTriangle
Incident date2011
ReleaseRelease 05 (8/7)
Evidence tierTier 2 · Documented report

What the document says

This document is an FBI FD-302, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uses to record interviews. This FD-302 records an April 2025 interview with two former U.S. military service members, in which the interviewees describe an incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in June or July of 2011. An FBI digital rendering based upon the observers’ descriptions accompanies this document, under the title FBI-UAP-D029.
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Document text

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- 1 of 3 ­ FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date ofenfiy 05 . /2025 On April ■, and were interviewed - Special Agent (SSA) , Special - - - After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, - and - provided the following information: On an evening in June or Jul y 2011, it was dark outside when was leaving his driveway l ocated about 8 or 9 PM. - was with who was driving the vehicle, and , , who was in the front passenger seat. The vehicl e was about fifty feet from the driveway and preparing to make a l eft turn onto When they reached the intersection, - was looking out window and saw three l ights in the sky. - got out of the vehic l e, and when he l ooked up, he saw a massive bl ack isosceles a t File# by _________________ Date drafted 04 - /2025 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the 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 of FD-302 of __________________ and .. ,On 04/ll/2025 ,Page 2 of 3 triangle shaped object flying North. The object had a car- sized white l ight in each of its three corners that emitted a diffuse gl ow and were recessed back a bit from the corners . The object was l ow to the ground, and creating a l ow humming noise that made a pul sing sound. told him to take a video , but by the time - got his phone out, the object had flown over the tree line behind the houses to the north, and out of s i ght . He had seen the object for approximatel y 10- 15 seconds . There were no contrail s left behind the object. - fel t dumbfounded and awestruck during the experience . When 111111 observed the object, he was overwhelmed by the size of it and how low it was to the ground. 111111 thought the object may have been 800 feet above the ground, and based on the dimensions of their environment, he estimated the object was 200 feet long and 100 feet wide . 111111 believed the object had more of an equilateral triangle shape, but based on the cal cul ated dimensions , it could have been more of an isosceles triangle. The object was moving slowly and steadily, and he also heard the pulsing sound . 111111 saw the three lights in t he corners , but also remembered seeing something in the middle of the triangle that was grayi sh or graphite colored. Neither 111111 nor - had a clear memory of the thickness or any other description of the vertical profile of the triangle. They opined that they were ini tially underneath the triangle and didn't really have a view of its side or vertical profile . They were then temporarily distracted by their unsuccess ful attempt to get a phone out to video record the UAP, at the moment when they likely would have had a better view of the back profile . 111111 believed a couple of people in the neighborhood also saw would also would try to see if as wel l as their neighbors who witnessed the UAP , would be willing to write a statement about their observation, or speak to the FBI about it . FD-302a(Rcv. 5-8-10) and .. ,On 04/ll/2025 ,Page 3 of 3 Continuation ofFD-302 of __________________

Context

This is one of 104 FBI records in the declassified archive, and one of 13 cases describing a triangle. It was published in Release 05 (8/7).

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