GovernmentUnresolvedDataset

FBI UAP Triangle Records and Renderings, 2002–2023

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Released: August 7, 2026Incident: January 1, 2002
ANALYSIS SUMMARYThis analysis was prepared by Dr. Elara Voss using publicly available source material. It should be verified against the original source documents.

Release 05 groups several FBI triangle reports with witness-oriented digital renderings. Two Colorado Springs cases include both an FD-302 interview or investigative record and a corresponding rendering, allowing readers to compare the written account with the visual reconstruction. Other renderings concern an airborne triangle reported in Afghanistan in 2002 and a dark triangle with lights reported in 2011. These are reconstructions of reported observations, not sensor photographs, and should be evaluated together with their source narratives where available.

Overview

A group of FBI records and digital renderings concerning reported triangular objects: an airborne triangle in Afghanistan in 2002 (D025), a dark triangle with lights in 2011 (D029), a dark translucent triangle in Colorado Springs in 2023 (D026–D027), and a large triangle with red lights in Colorado Springs in 2023 (D030–D031).

Key Facts

  • FBI-UAP-D025: digital rendering, 'Airborne Triangle,' Afghanistan, 2002
  • FBI-UAP-D026–D027: FD-302 and rendering, 'Dark Translucent Triangle,' Colorado Springs, 2023
  • FBI-UAP-D029: digital rendering, 'Dark Triangle with Lights,' 2011
  • FBI-UAP-D030–D031: FD-302 and rendering, 'Large Triangle with Red Lights,' Colorado Springs, 2023
  • Published in PURSUE Release 05 on August 7, 2026

What Remains Unresolved

  • ?Were any photographs, video, radar, or other sensor data collected for these reports?
  • ?How soon after each observation were the renderings produced?
  • ?Did the two Colorado Springs reports involve the same witness or location?
  • ?What conventional aircraft or lighting explanations were evaluated?

Related Topics

FBIPURSUETrianglesAfghanistanColorado SpringsFD-302Digital Rendering200220112023Release 05

Official Source

https://www.war.gov/UFO/release/05/
This page summarizes publicly available source material. It does not prove or suggest extraterrestrial origin for the described observations. All summaries should be verified against the original official source documents. UFO Files Watch is an independent educational site not affiliated with any government agency.
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