FBI Photo B8

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

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

AI Analysis

This document is a single still image derived from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The image, dated 12/31/99 18:10:18 (noted as incorrect due to uncalibrated system clock), shows a grainy monochrome frame with a central crosshair reticle and a small dark circular object slightly right of center. Heavy redactions obscure all metadata fields around the image border. No accompanying mission report was provided.

Key Findings

→A small, dark, circular object is visible just right of center in the upper-right quadrant of the crosshair reticle.
→The operator was unable to positively identify the UAP observed in the imagery.
→The timestamp displayed (12/31/99 18:10:18) is acknowledged as incorrect due to the system's date/time not being properly set, making temporal attribution unreliable.
→The original imagery was altered with redactions prior to submission to AARO, and no accompanying mission report was provided.
→The image appears to have been captured by a military sensor system with a graduated reticle overlay, with an indistinct mountain range visible in the background.

Analyst Notes

The timestamp on the image is explicitly noted as incorrect, making temporal attribution impossible. No accompanying mission report was provided, leaving the operational context entirely unknown. All metadata fields in the image overlay are redacted, removing unit, location, sensor type, and operator identification. The object is a single small pixel-scale dot with no discernible shape, size, or motion data available from a still image. Single-frame still with no corroborating sensor data, no witness accounts, and no analytical conclusion provided. Evidential value is severely limited.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

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

Aircraft & Objects

Small dark circular object slightly right of crosshair centerIndistinct mountain range visible in background

Dates

12/31/99 18:10:18 (noted as incorrect due to uncalibrated system clock)2025 (year submitted to AARO)

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