# Source note — Steven Digna Jr. / Fort Irwin / Raytheon craft claim

Prepared: 2026-08-10

## Source lead
- Original Instagram Reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYp5KugpJ_4/
- Account shown: conspiraciesbrought2life.
- Public caption identifies the person as Steven Michael Digna Jr., a former U.S. Army sergeant who claims he saw a man-made UFO while stationed at Fort Irwin, California.

## Capture limits
- Instagram public metadata/caption and OG image were captured.
- yt-dlp returned an empty Instagram media response, so the article uses the caption, OG image and accessible YouTube/Disclosure Project copies for transcript context.
- YouTube subtitles were downloaded for accessible reposts and the long Dr. Steven Greer Disclosure 2.0 / National Press Club event.

## What is verified
- A public Instagram caption and multiple reposts identify the speaker as Steven Michael Digna Jr. / Steven Digna Jr.
- A long Dr. Steven Greer / Disclosure Project 2.0 YouTube video includes a segment introducing a U.S. Army veteran/witness at Fort Irwin/Raytheon context.
- Getty Images has a photo entry from the June 12, 2023 press event naming Army Private Steven Digna Jr. beside U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald Heckert.
- Fort Irwin and Raytheon are real institutions; National Archives/AARO records show UAP reporting is a legitimate public-record topic.

## What is not verified
- The actual existence of the alleged craft.
- That Raytheon built or operated the object described.
- That the sighting was extraterrestrial, anti-gravity, holographic or classified defense technology.
- Digna’s full personnel record, disability details, or every biographical claim made in podcast/social reposts.

Evidence label: public testimony / social-video source trail; not independently verified craft proof.