FBI Photo B006

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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 dark, structured object with an appendage on its left side is visible just at the top of the reticle. A second, smaller, dark circular object is visible below the reticle 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.

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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.

FBI Photo B006 is a single-page PDF released May 8, 2026, under the PURSUE Release 01 program. The document consists of a still monochrome image captured by a U.S. military system in late 2025 over the western United States, submitted by the FBI to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The image shows a grainy frame with a central crosshair reticle, a dark structured object with a left-side appendage near the top of the reticle, and a smaller dark circular object in the lower right quadrant. The operator was unable to positively identify either object.

The record is notable for several gaps: the original imagery was redacted before submission, no accompanying mission report was provided, and the embedded timestamp reads 12/31/99 18:10:00 — a placeholder date indicating the system clock was never properly configured. These factors limit any analytical use of the image. The document contains no investigative conclusions, and AARO received it without sufficient contextual data to support characterization of the observed objects.

FBI Photo B006

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