LLE-UAP-PR003

Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado, October 2023

Format
Video
Incident date
October, 2023
Place
Colorado
Released
Release 06, September 18, 2026
Source
DVIDS

Description from war.gov

A local law enforcement officer submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office consisting of 27 seconds of video footage from a commercially available cellular device’s rear-facing camera in October 2023. The reporting officer described the phenomenon as “silent” and as featuring “red, blue, and green flashing lights.” Video Description: In the first 2 seconds of this video, AARO digitally altered this footage by blurring the bottom half to obscure information whose release could be reasonably expected to affect the privacy or other protected interest of a U.S. person or commercial entity. 00:00-00:27: The camera increases its level of magnification and focuses on an apparent light source for the duration of the video, keeping it generally centered and within the top third of the frame. AARO Comment: Cellular devices of the type used to capture this footage employ autofocus and other automated image-processing functions that may distort the apparent morphological and kinematic characteristics of distant subjects, particularly at high magnification.

Redactions war.gov lists this record as redacted. Withheld material is blacked out in the file itself.

Machine summary

Written by Claude Sonnet 5 (Anthropic) on September 19, 2026, from the record's text and war.gov's description. It is not part of the record and can contain errors; check it against the document.

This record consists of a 27-second cellphone video submitted to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) by a local law enforcement officer in Colorado, October 2023. The officer described the object as silent, displaying flashing red, blue, and green lights. The footage shows the camera zooming in and tracking a light source, which remains centered in the upper third of the frame for the video's duration. AARO redacted the bottom half of the frame for the first two seconds to protect personal or commercial privacy interests.

The document is notable for what it lacks: no radar corroboration, no multi-sensor data, no witness interview transcript beyond the officer's brief description. AARO's accompanying comment flags that cellphone autofocus and image-processing artifacts can distort the apparent shape and motion of distant light sources at high zoom, effectively cautioning against overinterpreting the footage. This is consistent with AARO's broader pattern of releasing low-resolution civilian video submissions alongside technical caveats, rather than resolving the case. The report remains categorized as unresolved.

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