Short answer
FBI-UAP-D024 is a PURSUE-released FBI FD-302 recording a March 2024 interview with a former U.S. military pilot describing airborne lights (2023–2024) and recalling a June 2002 equilateral-triangle overflight near Bagram, Afghanistan - interview notes, not an origin verdict.
What this record is
This AnomalyWiki entry is a government-file page for FBI-UAP-D024. Issuing / holding agency listed in frontmatter: Federal Bureau of Investigation. Document / release dating: Interview entry ~2024-03/04; incidents 2002 & 2023–2024; PURSUE Release 05 (2026-08-07). Format: pdf. Release batch: PURSUE Release 05. Geographic focus noted on the record: Northeastern U.S. / Atlantic routes; Afghanistan (Bagram). It lives under the PURSUE / War.gov UFO archive hub so readers can open a primary file without treating every release as an origin verdict.
Use this page when you need (1) a neutral paraphrase of what the public file actually contains, (2) explicit non-claims, and (3) a durable sourceUrl for citation. Do not substitute podcast summaries for the PDF/image itself.
Agent-side cache path (not a public download mirror): tmp/sources/war-gov-ufo/release-05/FBI-UAP-D024.pdf.
Official PURSUE index title: FBI-UAP-D024, FD-302, “Airborne Lights and Triangle,” 2002, 2023-2024.
What it says
The FD-302 records an FBI interview with a former military pilot (name redacted in the released scan). The interviewee described recurring white airborne lights starting October 2023 (e.g., Boston–Dublin route toward Gander), typically midnight–3 AM, dim-to-bright cycles, one-to-four lights, sometimes stationary or moving with direction changes, and stated they did not appear to be landing lights, Starlink flares, satellites, or meteors. The interviewee also recalled a June 2002 Afghanistan deployment incident near Bagram: a large equilateral-triangle shape passing overhead west-to-east, with another observer reacting verbally. The PURSUE index notes an accompanying digital rendering FBI-UAP-D025 based on the Bagram description. Standard FD-302 disclaimer - contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI.
Official PURSUE index description (paraphrase context)
This document is an FBI FD-302, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uses to record interviews. This FD-302 records a March 2024 interview with a former U.S. military pilot, in which the interviewee describes several incidents potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in 2023 and 2024. The interviewee also recalls a 2002 incident potentially involving UAP, while deployed as a military reservist in Afghanistan. An FBI digital rendering based upon the observer’s description accompanies this document, under the title FBI-UAP-D025.
The block above tracks the War.gov/UFO catalog wording used in src/data/pursue-war-gov-ufo/manifest.json (asOf 2026-10-01). Prefer the primary PDF/image wording when it conflicts with secondary commentary.
Document-specific reading notes
An FD-302 records an interview; the form’s standard disclaimer is that it contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. This Release 05 PDF records a March/April 2024 interview with a former U.S. military pilot (name redacted) describing recurring nighttime white airborne lights from about October 2023 (e.g., Boston–Dublin / Gander-route context in frontmatter) plus a recalled June 2002 equilateral-triangle overflight near Bagram, Afghanistan. Pair with rendering FBI-UAP-D025 and label that image art. Do not invent redacted identities.
Key findings (reader takeaways)
- FD-302 interview form (March/April 2024 entry)
- 2023–2024 airborne lights narrative + 2002 Bagram triangle recollection
- Paired rendering FBI-UAP-D025
How mainstream / institutional framing reads it
Useful primary interview write-up illustrating how FBI/PURSUE packages witness claims; treat as attributed account inside an official form.
Claims vs mainstream
| Claim | Mainstream / encyclopedia view |
|---|---|
| The FBI confirmed a triangle craft over Bagram. | The FBI recorded an interviewee’s description; the form disclaims conclusions. |
| FD-302 equals physical evidence. | It is an interview memorandum, not hardware analysis. |
| The rendering proves the interview. | FBI-UAP-D025 is an artistic interpretation prepared later as a visual aid. |
What it does not say
An FD-302 is an interview record, not a finished identification or scientific conclusion. It does not prove extraterrestrial craft. The paired rendering is art, not a photograph.
Additionally, encyclopedia use of this page should not:
- Upgrade “unresolved,” “interview,” “rendering,” or “administrative” labels into confirmed exotic hardware.
- Treat PURSUE publication timing (2026) as a modern DoD endorsement of every historical conclusion inside the file.
- Collapse adjacent document ids (companion renderings, film memos, Blue Book folders, AAWSAP CLINs) into a single claim.
- Invent redacted names, missing pages, or “smoking gun” clauses that are not visible in the public release.
How to read / access
Open the primary source: https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_05/Aug_07/documents/FBI-UAP-D024_FD-302_Airborne-Lights-and-Triangle_2002_2023-2024.pdf.
Read the file’s own labels (IIR vs finished intel; FD-302 vs conclusion; rendering vs photograph; SOO vs field report).
Cross-check the official catalog blurb on war.gov/UFO / the editor manifest when you need batch, agency, or companion-id context.
For War.gov medialink verification in agent workflows, prefer Playwright MCP per
docs/agentic-knowledge/war-gov-ufo.mdrather than guessing URLs.Agents may run
pdftotext/ image inspection againsttmp/sources/war-gov-ufo/release-05/FBI-UAP-D024.pdfwhen an OCR extract already exists undertmp/sources/war-gov-ufo/extracts/.
Citation tip: quote the document id and release batch, then link the medialink URL. If you only need thematic browsing, start at the PURSUE archive hub instead of this deep-dive.
Related cases and objects
- pursue-war-gov-ufo
- fbi-uap-d025-airborne-triangle-rendering
- fbi-uap-d031-large-triangle-rendering
- pursue-release-announcements
FAQ
What is an FD-302?
An FBI form used to record interviews. It is not a laboratory analysis or court verdict.
Where is the triangle picture?
FBI-UAP-D025 is the digital rendering based on the Bagram description - label it art.
Are names public?
The released scan redacts identifying information; do not invent identities.
Sources
Primary: FBI-UAP-D024 (Federal Bureau of Investigation; accessed via PURSUE / War.gov).
Portal: war.gov/UFO.
Editor index:
src/data/pursue-war-gov-ufo/manifest.json(not published as a public HTML dump).Hub guide: PURSUE / War.gov UFO collection.