FBI Photo B010

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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 just to the top right quadrant of the center of the reticle. The background shows an indistinct mountain range.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 B010 is a single-page PDF released on May 8, 2026, under the PURSUE program. It consists of a still monochrome image captured by a U.S. military system in late 2025 over the western United States and submitted by the FBI to AARO. The image shows a grainy scene with a central crosshair reticle; a small, dark, circular object appears in the upper-right quadrant of the reticle against an indistinct mountain range background. The operator was unable to positively identify the object.

The record has notable gaps: the original imagery was redacted before submission, no accompanying mission report was provided, and the embedded timestamp reads 12/31/99 — a system clock error rendering the precise date unverifiable. The absence of mission context, sensor metadata, and an analytical report limits what can be drawn from the image alone. The circular object remains uncharacterized. This record is representative of minimally documented UAP submissions in which supporting data needed for resolution was not included.

FBI Photo B010

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