FBI Photo B001
This is an FBI report submitted to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), released May 8, 2026, documenting a UAP incident occurring in late 2025 over the western United States. The record consists of a single still image captured by a U.S. military sensor system. The image is monochrome and grainy, showing a small dark circular object in the upper right quadrant against what appears to be a mountain range or cloud formation, with a crosshair reticle visible at center. No accompanying mission report was provided. The operator was unable to positively identify the object.
The record is notable for its minimal content: the image was redacted prior to submission to AARO, no mission context was provided, and the embedded timestamp reads 12/31/99 — a placeholder resulting from an unconfigured system clock, making the precise incident time unverifiable. The absence of a mission report limits any analytical value. The document illustrates recurring documentation gaps in UAP reporting, including incomplete metadata and withheld operational context.
Redactions present in this record. Black bars protect identities of eyewitnesses, locations of facilities, or non-UAP-related sensitive material.
