Trump administration UFO file release includes FBI Form 302 account of a 2023 Colorado “translucent triangle” sighting

The Trump administration’s latest UFO records release, the fifth batch made public on Friday, includes an account attributed to a former Pentagon employee describing a late-night aircraft sighting over their Colorado home in October 2023. The report, described as part of an FBI interview summary, recounts an overhead object the witness and his wife characterized as a “translucent triangle.”

According to the New York Post’s report, the account is presented in an FBI document style referred to as a Form 302, which is commonly used in federal investigations to memorialize witness interviews. The Form 302 outline included in the batch, as described by the newspaper, sets out what the witness and his wife saw, including the aircraft shape and its appearance against the night sky.

The account described in the file release focuses on a single episode, which the newspaper says occurred late one night in October 2023. The witness reported observing the object fly overhead, with the newspaper characterizing it as a triangular-shaped item with a translucent look based on the witness’s description.

The New York Post report does not provide additional technical data in its summary, such as radar, tracking logs, or corroborating sensor records tied to the specific incident. The newspaper frames the entry as a witness statement conveyed through an FBI interview summary included within the broader UFO file release.

The release comes amid a continuing government effort to make records related to unidentified aerial phenomena available to the public in successive batches. While the newspaper’s summary describes the existence of a fifth batch and the inclusion of the Form 302 account, it does not specify the administrative mechanism governing the release, such as the particular statutory basis or the agencies’ internal review standards.

For officials and public stakeholders, these releases raise practical questions about how historical reports are evaluated and presented, including what corroboration exists for witness accounts and how the government distinguishes between observational narratives and any supporting technical evidence. Records presented in formats like Form 302 reflect what a witness told investigators, not independent confirmation of the phenomenon’s nature.

If additional records in the same batch include more context, such as follow-up documentation or associated agency assessments, the government’s next public updates would determine whether other entries support or contextualize the Colorado incident described in the interview summary.