{
 "slug": "odni-uap-d001",
 "title": "ODNI-UAP-D001 USPER Narrative Senior USIC",
 "agency": "ODNI",
 "year": null,
 "page_count": 2,
 "source_page": "https://wearenotalone.space/document/odni-uap-d001/",
 "original_file": "https://wearenotalone.space/Season 02/release_02_document_bundle/ODNI-UAP-D001_USPER_Narrative_Senior_USIC.pdf",
 "license": "U.S. Government work — public domain. Text is machine OCR from the original scan; the page image is authoritative.",
 "pages": [
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   "n": 1,
   "image": "https://wearenotalone.space/transcripts/odni-uap-d001/p01.jpg",
   "text": "In late 2025, during early evening daylight hours, I – a senior U.S. intelligence officer – along\nwith a colleague and two pilots, departed our Joint Operations Center (JOC) in a helicopter.\nOur mission was to investigate loud thuds heard in the mountains on the test range, which\ncoincided with Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings reported over the previous\nseveral nights. We aimed to search remote mountain areas for possible debris or objects\nthat might explain the orb-like sightings.\nAfter leaving the JOC, we flew a low-altitude “nap-of-the-earth1” route through the\nmountain range for several hours. Multiple times, we spotted debris on the ground and\ndescended for closer inspection. Each time, we determined it was remnants from rockets\nand other projectiles that had crashed during years of weapons testing on the range. As we\ncontinued searching near areas of reported orb activity, we discovered a large cave\nentrance with no visible end in sight. The terrain around the entrance offered no safe\nlanding spot, so I instructed the pilot to orbit it several times for observation. We noted the\nlocation and then pressed on.\nRunning low on fuel, we headed to a prearranged rendezvous point to meet a ground team\nand let my colleague disembark. The two pilots and I then proceeded to a prepositioned\ntanker on the range for refueling. Our plan was to return to base afterward, but the JOC\nradioed with a request to search a nearby mountain for debris spotted by one of the ground\nteams. By this time, the sun had set, and the pilots switched to Forward Looking Infrared\n(FLIR) and Night Vision Goggles (NVG), while I continued using the unaided naked eye.\nAfter a brief search of the mountain yielded no findings, the pilots began navigating back to\nthe JOC to end the mission. I then received a message from the JOC: radar had detected\nhits several miles up range from our position – the same area where UAP activity had been\nobserved on prior nights. I relayed this to the pilots, and we altered course to intercept.\nWhat followed was a series of close UAP encounters lasting over an hour.\nEn route, ground teams reported spotting a UAP on FLIR, describing it as “super-hot,” low to\nthe ground, and moving east then south at high speed. The object then split into two and\nchanged direction. Upon arrival, we scanned the area using NVG, FLIR, and the naked eye.\nThe ground team suddenly radioed that the object had risen from the ground, approached\nwithin ten feet of the helicopter, dropped below us, and then sped away. The pilots\nobserved it through NVGs and saw it split into two as a smaller object emerged before it\n\n1 May 26, 2026, correction: The document originally posted to the PURSUE collection of UAP-related records\non May 22, 2026, under the name “ODNI-UAP-D001, USPER Narrative, Senior USIC Official,” contained a\ntypographic error in the second paragraph, describing a helicopter flight profile as “map-of-the-earth.” The\ncorrect military aviation term for this profile is “nap-of-the-earth.” This document has been updated to reflect\nthis correction."
  },
  {
   "n": 2,
   "image": "https://wearenotalone.space/transcripts/odni-uap-d001/p02.jpg",
   "text": "accelerated out of sight. We briefly pursued but broke off, unable to match its speed. At\none point, the JOC informed us that several fighter jets had launched on a training mission\nin our operating area and requested their assistance in identifying the UAP.\nMinutes later, the JOC directed us to nearby radar detections. We took up a hovering\nposition at approximately 700 feet above ground level (AGL). In the distance, we saw\ncountless orange orbs swarming in all directions against the backdrop of the mountain.\nThe display lasted several minutes before fading. The JOC then redirected us to our\nprevious position based on fresh radar hits. I provided coordinates to the pilots, and we\nmoved to intercept, hovering again at 700 feet AGL. Through NVGx, the pilots and I (using\nthe naked eye) observed two large orbs flare up side-by-side, close to the helicopter –\nstationary and just above the rotor disk to our right. They were oval-shaped, orange with a\nwhite or yellow center, and emitted light in all directions.\nAfter a few seconds, a third orb flared up below the pair, followed by a fourth below that,\nforming a total of four or five in a “T” formation under the original two. Moments later, they\ndimmed in reverse order, remaining stationary until they vanished from view. The entire\nevent lasted 10-15 seconds. I didn’t take photos, as I was focused on assessing what it was\nand whether it posed a threat.\nAfter this encounter, the pilots briefly considered landing due to the objects’ proximity but\nopted to remain hovering at 700 feet AGL for further observation. We then spotted the\nfighter jets entering visual range at about 23,00 feet AGL, identifiable by their blinking\nnavigation lights. As watched from afar, the same type of orbs appeared directly above the\nfighters. They flared up one at a time in a horizontal formation, matching the jets’ speed\nand flight path. After 10-15 seconds, they dimmed sequentially and disappeared. This\nrepeated several times as the jets transited the airspace and eventually landed. I remarked\nto the pilots that it seemed the same orbs we had encountered were now “chasing” the\nfighters. We also observed orange orbs flaring up and down around us for several minutes,\nforming a distinct triangle before vanishing.\nLow on fuel, the pilots decided to return to the JOC. After landing, I briefly spoke with them\n– mostly to express thanks. We were virtually speechless after these observations. I then\nentered the JOC for a quick debrief before driving home."
  }
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}