FBI Photo B18

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

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

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.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

This document is a single still image frame from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The grainy monochrome image, timestamped 12/31/99 18:21:02 (though the context notes the system date/time was not correctly set), shows two small dark elongated objects near the center-right of the frame. Extensive redactions obscure all associated data fields and metadata visible in the sensor overlay.

Key Findings

→Two small, dark, elongated objects are visible near the center of the sensor frame, slightly to the right of the crosshair centerline.
→The image timestamp reads 12/31/99 18:21:02, but the context blurb explicitly states the system date/time was not correctly set, making the date unreliable.
→The FBI submitted this still image to AARO in 2025, derived from a U.S. military sensor system, with redactions applied prior to submission.
→The operating sensor platform's identity and associated mission report were not provided to AARO.
→The operator reported being unable to positively identify the observed UAP.

Analyst Notes

Single still image with no accompanying mission report; timestamp is explicitly acknowledged as incorrect due to system misconfiguration; heavy redactions obscure all sensor overlay metadata including platform identity, altitude, heading, and geolocation data; no sensor corroboration, no multi-witness accounts, and no analytical conclusion is provided; the two objects could be sensor artifacts, birds, balloons, or other mundane phenomena given the image resolution and lack of context.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

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

Aircraft & Objects

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

Dates

12/31/99 18:21:02 (system timestamp, noted as incorrect due to improper date/time setting)2025 (date of FBI submission to AARO)

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