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DOD-003 · 2023-09-22

Bronze Metallic Ellipsoid — Materialization Event

DOD-003is this archive's internal reference, not an official government file number, and the TOP SECRET tag is an editorial archival label — not a current U.S. classification. Now Declassified is an independent index and is not affiliated with the U.S. government. See the original records via NARA RG 615 / OSD.

DoD◎ Location Classified◌ North America#2023◈ Ellipsoid↑ Unknown⏱ < 5 seconds
EVIDENCE GALLERY

Visual reconstruction and recovered media extracted from the incident dossier. This case includes still evidence and analytical reconstruction.

Representative official gallery image traced to an official public-source archive

MEDIA STATUS
Official gallery media is shown as representative archive context for this case.
SOURCE TYPE
Witness testimony, radar language, and dossier reconstruction.
VIEW MODE
Still view highlights silhouette, environment, and encounter geometry.
AT A GLANCE

An ellipsoid bronze metallic object, 130–195 feet in length, materialized from a bright light and disappeared instantaneously. Rated among the most extraordinary events in the public archive record set.

PRIMARY WITNESSES
Military personnel (identities classified)
EVIDENCE PROFILE
VISUAL RECONSTRUCTIONELLIPSOID
FILE ID
DOD-003
DATE
2023-09-22
AGENCY
DoD
REGION
North America
SHAPE
Ellipsoid
ALTITUDE
Unknown
OBSERVED BEHAVIORS
Instant DisappearanceRapid Acceleration
DECLASSIFIED DETAILS

This DoD file, classified TOP SECRET and partially redacted even in the public archive record set, documents an encounter with a bronze metallic ellipsoid object estimated to be 130–195 feet in length. The object 'materialized' — appeared instantaneously — from a bright flash of light with no preceding radar track. Witnesses observed the object for less than 5 seconds before it disappeared with the same instantaneous bright flash. The object's size (comparable to a 15-story building lying on its side) and behavior (instant appearance and disappearance) have no known explanation in the AARO database. The incident location is entirely classified. The 2026 release includes a DoD analyst note: 'This case represents a category of phenomenon that has no analog in our historical records.'

KEY CHARACTERISTICS
  • ›130–195 foot length (building-sized)
  • ›Bronze metallic surface
  • ›Materialized from bright flash
  • ›Disappeared instantaneously
  • ›No preceding radar signature
  • ›AARO: 'no analog in historical records'
ORIGINAL SOURCE

This incident is indexed as file DOD-003inside Now Declassified's research layer. The nearest official source trail for this agency points to NARA RG 615 / OSD, where archive records, imagery, or supporting context are published for public review.

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EVIDENCE STRENGTH
STRONG
Video Record
0
Still Imagery
0
Witness Credibility
20
Sensor Corroboration
20
Physical Evidence
20
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