DOW-UAP-D078
Notional Map: Western United States Event
- Agency
- Department of War
- Format
- Document, 1 page
- Incident date
- October, 2023
- Place
- Westen United States
- Released
- Release 03, June 12, 2026
- Source
- war.gov
Part of the case file Western United States Event, 2023.
Description from war.gov
Page 1
This image is a notional representation of four incidents reportedly involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States, as seen from above. This illustration depicts multiple incidents reported by U.S. federal law enforcement special agents over a period of several days in October 2023. UNCLASSIFIED Incident 1: "Orbs Launching Orbs" Agents reported observing multiple instances of an orange "mother orb" "launching" smaller red "orbs." Incident 2: "Fiery Orb" Agents reported observing a large "fiery orb" projected against a ridgeline at an approximate distance of 1,000 yards. Incident 3: "Dark Kite" Agents reported observing a "thin or dark kite-shaped object" featuring one red light and one white light at a close estimated range. : Observer position Incident 4: "Translucent Kite" Agents reported observing a "translucent kite-shaped object" at a close estimated range. Note: All images were artificially generated using https://genai.mil/ Phenomena are enlarged for illustrative purposes and are not to relative scale. Distances are not to scale. All locations are notional, and do not accurately represent the relative position of the observers or reported phenomena. UNCLASSIFIEDThe text is machine-read (OCR) from the scan and can contain errors. The scan is the record.
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DOW-UAP-D078 is an unclassified notional map produced by the Department of War, released June 12, 2026, depicting four UAP incidents reported by U.S. federal law enforcement special agents over several days in October 2023 in the western United States. The document describes four distinct observations: (1) an orange "mother orb" launching smaller red orbs, (2) a large "fiery orb" observed against a ridgeline at approximately 1,000 yards, (3) a thin, dark kite-shaped object with one red and one white light at close range, and (4) a translucent kite-shaped object also at close range.
The document is explicitly notional — locations, distances, and object sizes are not to scale and do not reflect actual observer or phenomena positions. Imagery was generated using a Defense Department AI tool. No specific locations, agent identities, or operational context are provided. The record is notable for documenting multiple distinct UAP morphologies reported by credentialed federal law enforcement witnesses within a compressed timeframe, and for being released as part of the PURSUE program's first declassification batch.
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