FBI Photo A3

This record is a still image submitted by the FBI to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), released May 8, 2026, with an incident date listed as late 2025. The image was captured by a U.S. government system and shows a monochrome frame with a textured background consistent with ground terrain and a central crosshair reticle with a dark, circular object positioned at its center. No location data, mission report, or operator identification was provided alongside the submission. The original imagery was redacted prior to submission. The operator could not positively identify the object.

The record is notable for its near-complete absence of contextual metadata — no location, no platform details, no accompanying mission report, and redactions applied to the source imagery before it reached AARO. The circular object centered on the reticle suggests the operator had the UAP in a targeting or tracking system at the time of capture, but no analytical conclusions can be drawn from the available material. The lack of accompanying documentation significantly limits any independent assessment of the event.