FBI Photo B15

FBIPDFPhoto LogHeavy redaction4/10— niche or mildly interestingPURSUE Release 1

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

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.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

This document is a single still image frame captured from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025. The image, timestamped 12/31/99 18:20:22 (noted as an incorrect date due to system clock misconfiguration), shows two small dark circular objects near the center-right of the frame against a grainy monochrome background. Numerous data fields in the image overlay have been redacted, limiting contextual information available for analysis.

Key Findings

→Two small, dark, roughly circular objects are visible in the upper-right quadrant near the crosshair center of a military sensor image.
→The date/time stamp reads 12/31/99 18:20:22, but the accompanying context states the system clock was not properly set, making this timestamp unreliable.
→The operator was unable to positively identify the observed UAP.
→Substantial redactions obscure sensor platform identity, location data, altitude, heading, and other key metadata fields visible in the image overlay.
→No accompanying mission report was provided to AARO along with this imagery.

Analyst Notes

The image timestamp is explicitly noted as incorrect due to an unconfigured system clock, removing the ability to correlate this event with other records. Heavy redactions remove all contextual metadata including platform identity, location, altitude, and operator information. No mission report was provided. The two objects are small, low-resolution, and unresolved — consistent with sensor artifacts, distant aircraft, birds, or debris. Single-source imagery with no corroborating sensor data or witness accounts provided.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

FBIAARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office)U.S. military (unspecified platform)

Aircraft & Objects

Two small dark circular objects visible near center-right of sensor frame

Dates

12/31/1999 18:20:22 (timestamp noted as incorrect due to system clock not being set)2025 (year of FBI submission to AARO)

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