FBI Photo B10

FBIPDFPhoto LogModerate 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 central crosshair reticle. A small, dark, circular object is visible just to the top right quadrant of the center of the reticle. The background shows an indistinct mountain range.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 as part of a UAP report. The image shows a grainy monochrome scene with a crosshair reticle overlay, a small dark circular object near the center-right of the reticle, and an indistinct mountain range in the background. The embedded timestamp reads 12/31/1999 18:10:50, but the context states this date is incorrect due to the system clock not being properly set.

Key Findings

→A small, dark, circular object is visible just to the upper-right of the central crosshair reticle in the image.
→The operating sensor system could not positively identify the observed UAP, per the operator report.
→The image date stamp (12/31/1999 18:10:50) is acknowledged to be incorrect due to the system date/time not being properly configured.
→The original imagery was redacted prior to submission to AARO, with multiple black bars obscuring contextual data fields around the image borders.
→No accompanying mission report was provided with the submission, limiting contextual and analytical value.

Analyst Notes

The embedded timestamp is explicitly noted as incorrect, removing the ability to determine the actual date of capture. No mission report was provided, eliminating critical contextual data such as location, altitude, sensor type, and operational circumstances. The object appears as a single small dark pixel-scale dot, which could represent sensor noise, a bird, debris, or a distant aircraft. Heavy redaction of data fields around the image border further limits evidential value. Single-sensor image with no corroborating data from additional sensors or witnesses.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

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

Locations

mountain range (indistinct, visible in image background)

Aircraft & Objects

small dark circular object near upper-right of center reticle

Dates

12/31/1999 18:10:50 (embedded timestamp, acknowledged as incorrect)2025 (year of FBI submission to AARO)

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AI analysis by claude-sonnet-4-6 · May 17, 2026