Former Intel Officer Caison Best Recounts UAP Sighting Near Cheyenne Mountain

The Sighting Near Cheyenne Mountain

• 🗓️ On February 15, 2022, former Army Senior Intelligence Officer Caison Best and four colleagues witnessed a massive, perfectly still elliptical object while en route to a briefing near the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.
• 🛸 The object, described as having a mother-of-pearl appearance with irregularly shaped pentagonal panels, hovered approximately 500 feet above the mountain's antenna array.
• 📏 Best estimated the object's dimensions to be at least 300 feet in length and 150 feet in height, noting its three-dimensional topography and rippling panels.
• 🤫 Despite the sensitive location and the unusual nature of the sighting, the group did not immediately report it due to the high-stakes briefing they were attending and a perceived assumption that Cheyenne Mountain would be monitoring the airspace.

Reporting and Official Response

• 📝 Within 24 hours of the sighting, Best and three colleagues documented their observations in a PowerPoint presentation, noting the object's anomalous characteristics.
• ⏳ A year later, Best reached out to Americans for Safe Aerospace (ASA) and was subsequently directed to AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office).
• 📧 AARO's response to Best's detailed report, which included a written statement and PowerPoint slides, was described as shockingly unprofessional, consisting of a brief email with typos that suggested the object might be a surveillance balloon (PTID).
• 👎 Best found the PTID explanation implausible due to the object's size, instantaneous disappearance, and lack of any known propulsion system, contrasting it with his experience seeing tethered balloons.

FBI Investigation and Broader Implications

• 🤝 Dissatisfied with AARO's response, Best reported the incident to the FBI, which he found to be a much more professional and thorough process, including a formal debrief and sketch artist session.
• ✈️ Best highlighted that the FBI is investigating, indicating a more serious approach compared to AARO's dismissive response.
• 🌎 The discussion also touched upon numerous other UAP sightings, including contained spheres of light and rapidly accelerating objects, suggesting a disparate range of phenomena occurring globally.
• ⚠️ Best emphasized that these sightings, particularly those involving advanced technology and incursions into sensitive airspace, represent a significant national security concern.