On [REDACTED] 2025, at approximately 1700 hours [REDACTED] [WITNESS 1 (a senior US intelligence official)], [FEDERAL PARTNER 1] and [FEDERAL PARTNER 2], accompanied by [WITNESS 2 (a senior US intelligence official)], and two pilots from [STATE PARTNER ORGANIZATION], departed the [REDACTED] [OPERATIONS CENTER] ([COORDINATES]) [REDACTED] ([FACILITY]) main [REDACTED] area via a [STATE PARTNER ORGANIZATION] helicopter (call sign [CALL SIGN 1]) to conduct a daytime ariel search of the [MOUNTAIN RANGE NAME] west of [SITE CODE NAME] on [FACILITY]. Previous eyewitness reports from personnel who observed orbs/lights IVO [REDACTED] [COORDINATES]) cited hearing thuds as if something has fallen and hit the ground. (Note: Earlier that day the [REDACTED] Office [REDACTED] completed a successful test of the [REDACTED] at [SITE CODE NAME] ([COORDINATES]) on [FACILITY].