FBI Photo B002

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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 in the upper right quadrant. The background shows an indistinct mountain range or cloud formation. 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.

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Written by Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic) on May 22, 2026, from the record's text and war.gov's description. It is not part of the record and can contain errors; check it against the document.

This is an FBI report submitted to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), released May 8, 2026, describing a UAP incident from late 2025 over the western United States. The document consists of a single still image captured by a U.S. military system. The image, monochrome and grainy, shows a small dark circular object in the upper right quadrant against what appears to be a mountain range or cloud formation, framed by a central crosshair reticle. The operating crew was unable to positively identify the object. No accompanying mission report was provided.

Several factors limit the document's analytical value. The original imagery was redacted before submission to AARO, and the embedded timestamp reads 12/31/99 — a system clock error — making the precise date unverifiable from the image itself. The absence of a mission report removes context regarding platform type, altitude, speed, and sensor settings. The document contributes a raw, unanalyzed visual data point to the UAP record without resolution or classification.

FBI Photo B002

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