Federal Law Enforcement · Western U.S. ridgeline
The Transparent Kite
Same shape — but you can see the stars through it. A handheld spotlight at 50 yards is absorbed by its surface.
Report
A separate encounter, in similar terrain, involved a kite-shaped craft canted at an angle to the observer. Unlike the dark variant, this one was semi-transparent — agents reported being able to see stars through the body of the object.
When agents directed a spotlight at the object from approximately 50 yards, the beam appeared to be blocked at the surface rather than passing through, despite the visible transparency to starlight.
“We could see stars through it. The flashlight wouldn't pass through.”
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Source files
Department of War · VID
Unresolved UAP Report: Syria, October 2024, D33
DOW-UAP-PR33, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed.Video Description:00:01-00:03: Two semi-transparent, irregularly shaped orange areas overlay the background imagery, persisting for less than two seconds each.This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance. Redactions have been made to protect the identity of eyewitnesses, the location of government facilities, or potentially sensitive information about military sites not related to UAP. No redactions have been made to any files released under President Trump's directive concerning information about the nature or existence of any encounter reported as a UAP or related phenomena.
Department of War · PDF
Western U.S. Federal Employee UFO Reports
Western US Event
This document is a summary of statements by seven US PERSONs employed by the federal government who separately reported observing several unidentified anomalous phenomena in the western United States over the course of two days in 2023. The summary notes the US PERSONS reported four distinct categories of experiences, including observing “orbs launching other orbs” at a distance, observing a large stationary glowing orb at close estimated range, pursuing a large phenomenon near the ground, and observing a large, seemingly transparent phenomenon, reported to being akin to a “translucent kite.” Although there is no technical data directly associated with this report, contextual factors — such as these events sharing features with others reported to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), the reporters’ credibility, and the potentially anomalous nature of the events themselves — combine to make this report among the most compelling within AARO’s current holdings.