FBI Photo B018

FBIPDFPhoto LogHeavy 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. Two small, dark, elongated objects are visible near the center of the frame in the lower left 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

→Two small, dark, elongated objects are visible near the center-right of the frame in the lower left quadrant of the crosshair, as captured by a U.S. military sensor system.
→The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP depicted in the image.
→The date/time stamp visible in the image (12/31/1999 18:21:02) is explicitly noted as incorrect due to the system clock not being properly set.
→All contextual data fields visible in the image frame are redacted, preventing identification of sensor type, platform, altitude, location, or bearing.
→No accompanying mission report was provided to AARO alongside the image submission.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A single still image derived from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO, showing two small dark elongated objects near the center of a monochrome grainy frame with a crosshair overlay. The image is heavily redacted, with all accompanying telemetry, metadata, and contextual data blocks blacked out. The timestamp displayed (12/31/99 18:21:02) is acknowledged to be incorrect due to an unconfigured system clock, and no mission report was provided with the submission.

Analyst Notes

Document consists of a single heavily redacted still image with no mission report, no sensor metadata, no platform identification, no geolocation data, and no corroborating sensor data. The onscreen timestamp is explicitly incorrect. The operator could not positively identify the objects. Extremely limited evidential value in isolation; two small blobs in a grainy monochrome image admit a wide range of mundane explanations (birds, debris, sensor artifacts).

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

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

Locations

Western United States

Aircraft & Objects

Two small dark elongated objects visible near center of monochrome sensor frame

Dates

12/31/1999 18:21:02 (system timestamp, noted as incorrect)Late 2025 (actual incident date per metadata)

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