FBI PDF RELEASE 2026-05-08 INC. Late 2025 ⊙ Western United States ⚠ REDACTED ⌥ 3 WORDS OCR

FBI Photo B003

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This is a single-page FBI document released May 8, 2026, reporting a UAP incident from late 2025 over the western United States. The document consists of a still image captured by a U.S. military system, submitted by the FBI to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The image is monochrome and grainy, showing a small dark circular object positioned just right of a central crosshair reticle, with an indistinct mountain range or cloud formation in the background. The operator was unable to positively identify the object. No accompanying mission report was provided.

The image was redacted prior to AARO submission, and the embedded timestamp reads 12/31/99 18:11:34, which is acknowledged as incorrect due to the source system's date/time not being configured properly, making precise incident timing unverifiable. The absence of a mission report limits contextual analysis. The redactions obscure unknown portions of the original imagery. The record contributes a military-sourced visual data point to the UAP archive but lacks sufficient accompanying documentation to support independent characterization of the observed object.

Redactions present in this record. Black bars protect identities of eyewitnesses, locations of facilities, or non-UAP-related sensitive material.

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 right of the center of the reticle. The background appears to show 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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