FBI Photo B015

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

? Unknown shape

Evidence Types

IR VideoPhotos

Government Programs Referenced

AARO

Official Conclusion

Operator was 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 simplified central crosshair. Two small, dark, circular objects are visible near the center of the frame in the upper right quadrant. 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

→Two small, dark, circular objects are visible in the upper right quadrant of the crosshair-equipped sensor display.
→The timestamp visible on the image (12/31/1999 18:20:22) is confirmed to be incorrect due to the system clock not being properly set at the time of capture.
→The operator was unable to positively identify the UAP depicted in the imagery.
→The original imagery was altered with redactions prior to submission to AARO, and no accompanying mission report was provided.
→The document consists solely of a single still frame with no analytical conclusion, narrative context, or sensor metadata available due to redactions.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A single still image frame derived from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The monochrome infrared-style image, timestamped 12/31/99 18:20:22 (noted as an incorrect system date), shows two small dark circular objects near the center crosshair. The image is heavily redacted with multiple data fields obscured, and no accompanying mission report was provided.

Analyst Notes

Severely limited evidential value: the document is a single heavily redacted still image with no accompanying mission report, no verified timestamp, no sensor metadata, no witness testimony, and no corroborating data. The system date/time was not set correctly, undermining temporal reliability. The objects are small, indistinct, and could represent a wide range of mundane phenomena. No operator identity, platform type, altitude, or location coordinates are recoverable.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)

Locations

Western United States

Aircraft & Objects

Two small dark circular objects near center crosshair of sensor display

Dates

12/31/1999 18:20:22 (stated as incorrect system timestamp)Late 2025 (actual incident date)

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