FBI Photo B13

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 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.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A single monochrome still image captured by a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025, shows two small dark elongated objects near the center crosshair. The image is dated 12/31/99 18:19:54, though the context blurb notes the system date/time was not correctly set, making the actual date of capture unknown. All contextual data fields visible in the frame are heavily redacted, and no accompanying mission report was provided.

Key Findings

→Two small, dark, elongated objects are visible in the lower-right quadrant near the sensor crosshair in a grainy monochrome image.
→The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP depicted in the imagery.
→The timestamp displayed (12/31/1999 18:19:54) is acknowledged to be incorrect due to system clock misconfiguration, rendering the actual capture date unknown.
→All telemetry, metadata, and identifier fields visible in the frame have been redacted prior to submission to AARO.
→No accompanying mission report was provided with the image submission, significantly limiting contextual analysis.

Analyst Notes

The displayed timestamp is explicitly noted as incorrect due to system clock misconfiguration, making the actual date and time of capture entirely unknown. No mission report accompanies the image. All metadata fields in the frame are redacted, eliminating platform, location, altitude, sensor mode, and operator identity. The two objects are very small, low-resolution, and could represent sensor artifacts, birds, debris, or other conventional objects; no analytical judgment was offered. Single-image submission with no corroborating sensor data or witness statements limits evidential value significantly.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

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

Aircraft & Objects

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

Dates

12/31/1999 18:19:54 (displayed timestamp, noted as incorrect due to unconfigured system clock)2025 (year of submission to AARO)

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