What the agents reported
Federal law-enforcement agents reported a dark triangular object rising over a ridge and descending into a canyon. Two records released on 23 October 2026 describe the encounter. The FBI file reproduces a statement in which the agents likened the shape to a delta-wing drone and estimated the entire sighting at about three seconds. The AARO debrief describes roughly ten seconds of ascent, twenty seconds of hovering and two to three seconds of departure.
Why the timings matter
The hover in the AARO account alone lasts longer than the whole encounter in the FBI file. Both records contain witness estimates. The AARO account includes a comparison with fighter-jet speed, but no instrumented speed measurement was obtained. The records document an observation and leave the object’s identity and the discrepancy in timing unresolved.
What could help resolve it
A time-stamped recording or independently logged observation would help establish which part of the sequence each account describes. Comparing the records side by side makes the uncertainty visible.