FBI Photo B001

FBIPDFPhoto LogHeavy redactionPURSUE Release 1

4/10

niche or mildly interesting

UAP Insight significance score

Location: Western United States
Incident date: Late 2025
Witnesses: Sensor only
Released: May 8, 2026

UAP Characteristics

◉ Disc

Evidence Types

Photos

Government Programs Referenced

AARO

Official Conclusion

Unable to positively identify the UAP

Official Description

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of a still image derived from a U.S. military system in 2025. The original imagery was altered with redactions before being submitted to AARO. An accompanying mission report was not provided. The operator reported that they were unable to positively identify the UAP. The date in the image is incorrect due to system date/time not being set. Narrative Description: The monochrome image displays a grainy texture with a central crosshair reticle. A small, dark, circular object is visible in the upper right quadrant, near the center of the frame. The background appears to show an indistinct mountain range or cloud formation.This narrative description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

Key Findings

→A small, dark, circular object is visible in the upper right quadrant near the center of the frame in a military sensor image.
→The image was submitted by the FBI to AARO as a UAP report derived from a U.S. military system in 2025.
→The operator reported being unable to positively identify the object.
→The document timestamp (12/31/1999) is explicitly noted as incorrect due to an unset system clock, undermining temporal metadata reliability.
→Multiple redactions have been applied to the original imagery before submission to AARO, and no accompanying mission report was provided.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A single still image derived from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025, depicting what appears to be a small dark circular object in the upper right quadrant of a crosshair reticle display. The image is heavily redacted with multiple black bars obscuring contextual data, and the embedded timestamp (12/31/99 18:11:19) is acknowledged as incorrect due to the system clock not being properly set. No accompanying mission report was provided.

Analyst Notes

The image is heavily redacted with at least seven black bars obscuring identifying data including platform, location, and operator information. No accompanying mission report was provided, severely limiting analytical context. The embedded timestamp is explicitly incorrect due to an unset system clock, undermining metadata reliability. The object is extremely small and indistinct — consistent with sensor noise, debris, or a conventional aircraft at range. Single-sensor, no corroborating evidence provided. The narrative description is explicitly disclaimed as non-analytical.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)U.S. military (unspecified)

Locations

Western United States

Aircraft & Objects

Small dark circular object visible in upper right quadrant of sensor imageIndistinct mountain range or cloud formation visible in background

Dates

12/31/1999 18:11:19 (timestamp on image, noted as incorrect)Late 2025 (actual incident date)

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AI analysis by claude-sonnet-4-6 · May 20, 2026