CASE FILE F-33
An FBI Agent's Signed UAP Report
2026-08-25 · Declassified UAP records
In 2026, an FBI Special Agent filed a signed FD-302 statement describing an unidentified aerial object he observed over two consecutive nights.
The agent reported a 'thermally elevated aerial object' — a hot target seen through thermal optics — in the western sky around 9pm, flying southbound, on a heading matching the object he had seen the night before.
It sat roughly two ridge lines away, too distant to resolve its shape. To establish scale, the agent deliberately recorded a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter operating in the same area as a reference point.
Against the Black Hawk, he estimated the object at about half its size. He could not determine its make, model, propulsion type, or even whether it was fixed-wing, rotary-wing, or an unmanned aircraft.
Below is the declassified FD-302, redactions preserved.
The Document
2026
FBI FD-302 — Unidentified Aerial Object Observation Report (2026)
██████ On or about ██████/2026, FBI ██████, ██████ received from ██████ Special Agent ██████ a written statement signed by ██████ Special Agent ██████. The statement will be attached to this FD-302 and is provided verbatim below for ease of reading:
"Unidentified Aerial Object Observation Report evening of ██████/26
"On ██████, 2026, at approximately 2100 hours, I, ██████ Special Agent ██████, was positioned in the same general observation area referenced in my prior statement from ██████. While conducting observation in the area, I observed a thermally elevated aerial object in the same general western sector and along a similar heading as the object observed the previous night.
The object appeared approximately two ridge lines farther west than the location where the ██████ object was observed. Due to the increased distance and terrain separation, I was unable to identify specific physical characteristics of the object or determine its exact configuration. However, the object presented as a hot aerial object through thermal observation and appeared to be flying southbound, consistent with the general direction of travel observed during the prior night's sighting.
During this same operational period, I also recorded video of a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter operating in the same general area. The purpose of recording the helicopter was to establish a visual and thermal reference point for scale, flight characteristics, and comparative size assessment. Based on my observation and comparison to the Black Hawk helicopter, the unidentified aerial object appeared to be approximately half the size of the Black Hawk. This size comparison is an estimate only, based on observed appearance, distance, and available reference footage.
I was unable to determine the object's make, model, propulsion type, or … [statement continues on page 2 of 2]
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
FBI FD-302 (page 1 of 2), released under the PURSUE UAP disclosure — redactions preserved. · Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI-UAP-D033)
Full Transcript
An FBI agent filed a signed report about a hot object in the sky he watched for two nights straight — and could not identify.
In his own words, in 2026, he describes a thermally elevated aerial object — a hot target, seen through thermal optics, flying south over a western ridge line, around nine at night.
It was the second night in a row. The object sat about two ridge lines out — too far to make out its shape — but it matched the heading of the one he had seen the night before.
Then he did something careful. He recorded a U.S. Army Black Hawk in the same area, as a reference. Against it, the object looked about half the size — and he still couldn't tell if it was a plane, a helicopter, or a drone.
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