DOW-UAP-D176, Triangular UAP AARO Memorandum for Record, 2026
Department of War · June, 2026 · Western United States · Document
DOW-UAP-D176, Triangular UAP AARO Memorandum for Record, 2026 is indexed as a Department of War record with incident date June, 2026 and location Western United States. This document is a memorandum for record documenting an AARO witness debrief concerning reported unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) observations at a sensitive national security site in the western United States over two days in 2026. AARO considers this incident to warrant further investigation due to the close alignment of the phenomena s reported morphological features and kinematic profiles with those of other reported incidents in the western United States region. The memorandum records an interview with two Federal Special Agents and incorporates a corroborating account from a third official positioned at a separate observation post. The memorandum describes a primary event in which the reporting individuals stated that a triangular object rose vertically, remained stationary, and then banked and descended into a canyon. It records their descriptions of the object s shape, color, apparent thermal signature, perceived lack of conventional propulsion features, and absence of an associated audible signature. The memorandum further records a secondary observation on the following evening, and a subsequent ground search that found no visible debris or evidence of an impact in the accessible survey area. The file is an investigative record preserving witness accounts, chronology, and associated analytic support material developed by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) and does not present a conclusive finding regarding the nature or origin of the reported object or objects. All descriptive and estimative language reported by the individuals interviewed reflects their subjective interpretations at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics. 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.
Notable / anomalous element
- Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics. (native PDF text, page 1)
- The unidentified craft maintained a completely fixed horizontal alignment with did not tilt, sway, or wobble during the controlled vertical ascent of approximately ten seconds. (native PDF text, page 1)
- SOURCE 2 reported acquiring the unidentified craft with the unaided eye as it silhouetted against the residual western sky illumination. (native PDF text, page 2)
- The SOURCES established a spatial, elevation, and speed bounding for the unidentified craft based on prominent local terrain features. (native PDF text, page 3)
Details
- OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 5000 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-5000 INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office Department of War Subject: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) Witness Debrief: Unidentified 1843(a)(1)(C) 1843(a)(1)(C) Anomalous. (native PDF text, page 1)
- Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics. (native PDF text, page 1)
- It had an estimated thirteen-to-fifteenfoot wingspan, apparent six-to-nine-foot fuselage length, and a maximum vertical thickness of roughly one to two feet. (native PDF text, page 1)
- The unidentified craft maintained a completely fixed horizontal alignment with did not tilt, sway, or wobble during the controlled vertical ascent of approximately ten seconds. (native PDF text, page 1)
- It climbed to an altitude of an estimated 200 to 300 feet above the local ridge line. (native PDF text, page 1)
- wobble during the controlled vertical ascent of approximately ten seconds. (native PDF text, page 1)
- Upon reaching this altitude, the craft instantaneously arrested all vertical motion and entered a stable hover for an estimated twenty seconds. (native PDF text, page 1)
- It then reportedly transitioned from a zero-velocity state directly into high-speed horizontal flight, executing a fluid banking maneuver and terrain-hugging descent into a canyon drainage in approximately two to three seconds, with speed the observers described to be as fast as a fighter jet. (native PDF text, page 1)
Tags: War Department, 2026, Western United States, AARO, Anomalous object