FBI Photo B024

FBIPDFPhoto LogModerate 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

Unable to positively identify

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. A single dark, irregular-shaped object is visible just above the center of the reticle. 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 single dark, irregular-shaped object is visible just above the center of the sensor reticle in the still image.
→The image timestamp (12/31/99 18:19:40) is acknowledged as incorrect due to the system's date/time not being properly configured, making precise temporal attribution impossible.
→The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP.
→No accompanying mission report was provided with the image submission.
→The original imagery was altered with redactions prior to submission to AARO, obscuring contextual sensor data fields.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

This document consists of a single still image frame captured from a U.S. military sensor system, timestamped 12/31/99 18:19:40 (noted as incorrect due to an unconfigured system clock), submitted by the FBI to AARO as a UAP report. The image shows a grainy monochrome sensor view with a central crosshair reticle and a small dark irregular object slightly above center. Significant portions of the image's data overlay fields are redacted with black bars, and no accompanying mission report was provided.

Analyst Notes

Single still image with no accompanying mission report severly limits analytical value; the system timestamp is explicitly incorrect, undermining temporal provenance; redactions obscure sensor metadata fields that would contextualise the object; no sensor corroboration, altitude, speed, or range data is available; the object is small, blurry, and ambiguous in a low-resolution grainy frame, making shape or size determination unreliable.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

FBIAARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office)

Locations

Western United States

Aircraft & Objects

Single dark irregular-shaped object visible above center reticle in military sensor imagery

Dates

12/31/99 18:19:40 (noted as incorrect system timestamp)Late 2025 (actual incident date)

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