Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
The Colorado Springs "Potato" Over Cheyenne Mountain (FBI PURSUE Files)
In February 2022, five U.S. Army personnel at Fort Carson reported a motionless, pale opalescent 'potato'-shaped object over Cheyenne Mountain for roughly two minutes before it vanished. A former Army intelligence officer later described irregular scale-like panels moving in waves. The FBI conducted
Why This Case Matters
A rare modern military multi-witness case with first-party federal documentation, while also illustrating that 'unresolved' and an FBI sketch do not establish extraordinary technology.
Chronology
- Feb 2022 reported observation by five Army personnel
- case enters formal UAP reporting/AARO channel in 2023
- FBI forensic-sketch interview Jul 2024
- DOW PURSUE Release 03 publishes records 12 Jun 2026
- intelligence partner's low-confidence backscatter hypothesis remains non-definitive
The Witnesses
Evidence
The following evidence types are documented for this case:
Conventional explanations: Low-confidence sunlight backscatter from snow illuminating low cloud is the official analytic candidate; cloud-cover uncertainty and witness recollection conflict with it. Mirage/optical effect or unidentified conventional object also remain possible.
What Remains Unresolved
- Exact incident date and time—the released documents contain timing discrepancy
- all five original witness statements
- weather/cloud/snow reconstruction
- radar or security-sensor data
- complete analytic report.
Key Takeaways
- Government release proves that the report was investigated and remained unresolved, not that a physical exotic craft was present. Keep the forensic rendering explicitly labelled as a reconstruction.
Sources
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