FBI Photo B013

FBIPDFVideo ReportHeavy 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 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 simplified central crosshair. Two small, dark, elongated objects are visible near the center of the frame 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

→Two small dark elongated objects are visible in the lower-right quadrant of the sensor frame near the central crosshair.
→The on-screen timestamp reads 12/31/1999 18:19:54 but is noted as incorrect due to system date/time not being properly set.
→The image was derived from a U.S. military sensor system and submitted by the FBI to AARO as a UAP report.
→Significant telemetry and contextual data fields visible in the sensor display have been redacted (blacked out), removing altitude, heading, location, and other operational data.
→The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP, and no accompanying mission report was provided.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A single still frame from a U.S. military infrared/sensor system, timestamped 12/31/99 18:19:54 (noted as an incorrect system date), showing two small dark elongated objects near the center crosshair. The image was submitted by the FBI to AARO as a UAP report, with significant metadata redacted and no accompanying mission report provided. The operator was unable to positively identify the objects.

Analyst Notes

The system timestamp is explicitly noted as incorrect, undermining the temporal metadata of the imagery. Heavy redactions remove all contextual telemetry data (location, altitude, heading, operator identity, platform). No accompanying mission report was provided. The objects are extremely small and indistinct in a grainy monochrome sensor image, making shape and behavior analysis unreliable. Single-sensor evidence only with no corroborating radar, visual, or witness testimony provided. The objects could plausibly be sensor artifacts, birds, or other conventional explanations given the image quality and lack of context.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

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

Locations

Western United States

Aircraft & Objects

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

Dates

12/31/1999 18:19:54 (noted as incorrect system timestamp)Late 2025 (actual incident date per metadata)

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