FBI Photo B006

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 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 dark, structured object with an appendage on its left side is visible just at the top of the reticle. A second, smaller, dark circular object is visible below the reticle in the bottom 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

→A dark, structured object with a visible appendage on its left side is centered near the top of the crosshair reticle in the sensor image.
→A second, smaller, dark circular object is visible below and to the right of the reticle center.
→The image timestamp (12/31/99 18:10:00) is explicitly noted as incorrect due to system date/time not being properly set, making temporal provenance uncertain.
→The operating sensor platform and mission context are unknown; no accompanying mission report was provided with the submission.
→The operator was unable to positively identify the UAP, and the imagery was redacted prior to submission to AARO.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

This document is a single still image frame, dated 12/31/99 18:10:00 (though the timestamp is noted as incorrect due to system misconfiguration), captured by a U.S. military sensor system and submitted by the FBI to AARO as a UAP report in 2025. The image shows a grainy monochrome scene with a crosshair reticle, a dark structured object with an appendage near the reticle center, and a smaller dark circular object in the lower right quadrant. Multiple data fields in the image overlay are redacted, and no accompanying mission report was provided.

Analyst Notes

The image timestamp is explicitly unreliable due to unconfigured system clock. No mission report was provided, removing critical context such as altitude, sensor type, distance, and platform identity. Extensive overlay data is redacted. The structured object with appendage is consistent in appearance with a small helicopter or rotary-wing aircraft. Single sensor image with no corroborating data sources. The second small object in the lower quadrant may be a sensor artifact or distant background object.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

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

Locations

Western United States

Aircraft & Objects

Dark structured object with an appendage on its left side, visible near crosshair reticleSmall dark circular object in lower right quadrant of image

Dates

12/31/1999 (timestamp on image, noted as incorrect)Late 2025 (actual incident date per metadata)

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