FBI-UAP-D003 is a Federal Bureau of Investigation digital rendering released as part of PURSUE Release 03 on June 12, 2026. The document originated with the FBI; the associated incident year is 2022 and the location is Colorado Springs, Colorado. The record is a single-page composite illustration produced from a first-hand witness narrative -- not a photograph, sensor readout, or investigative report -- and its content and limitations must be understood accordingly.12
Provenance and Chain of Custody
The record carries the reference designator FBI-UAP-D003 and is classified as unclassified. Its parent release is PURSUE Release 03, published by the Department of War on June 12, 2026. The Department of War's official description states that this image "is an artistic interpretation of a 2022 incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) reported near Colorado Springs, Colorado," and that it "is derived from the first-hand narrative description contained in 'FBI-UAP-D002, FD-1057, Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado Springs, 2022.'"3
The document therefore has a clear and narrow purpose in the overall case file structure: it is a visual aid produced to accompany and illustrate the textual witness account preserved in the companion record FBI-UAP-D002. The rendering itself is the totality of the PDF -- no cover sheet, classification block, case number header, investigator name, or analytical commentary appears anywhere in the document. Researchers seeking the full investigative record, including witness statements, case history, and any FBI findings, must consult FBI-UAP-D002 directly.
What the Document Contains
The released PDF consists of a single page bearing one digital composite illustration. There is no textual content in the document whatsoever. The image depicts a daylight aerial scene set against a distinctly Rocky Mountain backdrop characteristic of the Colorado Springs region. Prominent rocky and forested mountain peaks rise in the background, with scrubland and grassland valley terrain in the mid-ground. A populated commercial and residential community occupies the valley floor, consistent with the general layout of Colorado Springs and its immediate surroundings.
In the lower foreground of the image, a guardrail is visible, suggesting the observation point depicted is from ground level -- possibly a roadway or elevated overlook. The sky is rendered as clear blue with no cloud cover, indicating the depicted conditions reflect a daytime sighting with excellent visibility.
The unidentified object appears in the upper-center portion of the frame, positioned above the dominant mountain peak and at an altitude consistent with visual aerial observation from the ground. The object is rendered as white or light-colored, oval to elliptical in shape, with a flattened, lens-like profile. The surface of the depicted craft is shown with a somewhat textured or mottled finish. The overall morphology corresponds to what is commonly described as a disc or "flying saucer" shape in UAP witness literature.
The Object as Rendered
The depiction presents the object as stationary or slow-moving relative to the terrain beneath it. No propulsion features, exhaust plumes, or visible means of lift are rendered. The object's coloring and form are consistent with the classic elliptical disc shape reported in numerous historical UAP cases, though this observation about the rendering's visual vocabulary carries no evidentiary weight regarding the actual object, if any, that the witness described.
Because the illustration is an artistic interpretation of a narrative description -- not a composite built from photographs, radar data, or sensor imagery -- no dimensional estimates, speed measurements, or physical material characteristics can be derived from it. The rendering communicates the general morphology and apparent spatial relationship of the reported object to the landscape as understood by whoever translated the witness account into the image. It does not and cannot confirm any specific physical attribute of an actual object.
Limitations of the Record
FBI-UAP-D003 is among the thinnest documents that can be released in a government UAP disclosure package while still constituting a discrete record. As a visual-only file with no textual content, it omits all standard evidentiary elements one would expect from an investigative document:
- No specific date or time of the sighting is given.
- No duration of observation is stated.
- Witness identities and credentials are absent.
- Detailed physical characteristics, angular size estimates, or dimensional data are not present.
- No flight characteristics, maneuvers, acceleration events, or behavioral observations are recorded.
- No investigative findings, conclusions, or case disposition appear.
- No classification markings, control numbers, or chain-of-custody details are visible.
All of this contextual material resides in the companion record FBI-UAP-D002, designated FD-1057 -- the Bureau's standard form for Unresolved UAP Reports. FBI-UAP-D003 cannot stand alone as evidence of anything beyond the fact that the FBI produced a visual illustration from a 2022 Colorado Springs witness account.
Significance Within PURSUE Release 03
The release of FBI-UAP-D003 alongside FBI-UAP-D002 within PURSUE Release 03 reflects a practice sometimes used in government case file disclosure: the production of a composite image to help investigators, reviewers, or the public visualize what a witness described when no photographic or sensor record exists. The FBI's decision to produce such a rendering implies that the underlying report in FBI-UAP-D002 was considered substantive enough to warrant the additional step of visual documentation.
The rendering's inclusion in PURSUE Release 03 also confirms that the FBI is among the agencies contributing records to the Department of War's ongoing UAP disclosure effort. The existence of a structured FD-1057 report (FBI-UAP-D002) for this incident -- together with a companion rendering (FBI-UAP-D003) -- indicates the Colorado Springs 2022 case received at least a preliminary level of formal investigative attention within the Bureau.
What The Record Supports
FBI-UAP-D003 supports the following conclusions:
- The FBI received at least one report of a UAP incident near Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2022.
- The Bureau produced a formal unresolved UAP report (FBI-UAP-D002, FD-1057) documenting a first-hand witness narrative from that incident.
- The FBI additionally produced this digital rendering as an artistic interpretation of that narrative.
- The depicted object is oval or disc-shaped, white or light-colored, and was reportedly observed during daytime over or near the Colorado Springs area.
- The Colorado Springs 2022 incident remains unresolved and unidentified.
The record does NOT establish:
- That any physical object was present at the time and location described.
- That the rendering accurately reproduces the object's dimensions, coloring, altitude, or any other attribute.
- Any flight characteristics, propulsion method, or material composition.
- Any attribution, whether to domestic programs, foreign state actors, or non-human origin.
- Any investigative conclusion or case closure by the FBI.
The 2022 Colorado Springs UAP report documented in the companion record FBI-UAP-D002 was unresolved at the time of its filing and remains unresolved as of this disclosure. FBI-UAP-D003 should be treated as a visual aid to an open case, not as evidence capable of independent interpretation.