FBI Photo B008

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

● Sphere

Evidence Types

IR Video

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 central crosshair reticle. A small, dark, circular object is visible just right of the center of the reticle in the top right quadrant. 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.

Key Findings

→A small, dark, circular object is visible just right of center in the crosshair reticle of a military sensor image submitted to AARO as a UAP report.
→The FBI submitted this imagery to AARO without an accompanying mission report, limiting contextual analysis.
→The timestamp on the image (12/31/99 18:10:18) is explicitly noted as incorrect due to the system clock not being set, making the actual date of the incident uncertain.
→Multiple data fields visible in the image corners and top strip have been redacted, obscuring sensor type, platform identity, and operational context.
→The operator was unable to positively identify the object depicted in the image.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

This document consists of a single still image frame from a U.S. military infrared or night-vision sensor system, timestamped 12/31/99 18:10:18 (noted to be incorrect due to unconfigured system clock), submitted by the FBI to AARO as part of a UAP report. The image shows a small dark circular object slightly right of center in a grainy monochrome sensor display with a crosshair reticle and a faint mountain range in the background. Heavy redactions obscure contextual data fields visible in the corners and top of the frame.

Analyst Notes

Single still image with no accompanying mission report; timestamp is explicitly incorrect due to unconfigured system clock, undermining temporal reliability. No sensor metadata is readable due to redactions. The object is extremely small and indistinct — consistent with image noise, a bird, insect, or distant aircraft. No sensor corroboration, no witness testimony, and no measurement data are provided. Actual incident date is unverified.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

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

Locations

Western United States

Aircraft & Objects

Small dark circular object visible slightly right of center of crosshair reticle in military sensor imagery

Dates

12/31/99 18:10:18 (timestamp noted as incorrect)Late 2025 (actual approximate incident date per metadata)

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