FBI Photo B2 is a declassified PDF released May 8, 2026, containing a single still image captured by a U.S. military system in late 2025 over the western United States. The image was submitted by the FBI to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). It shows a monochrome, grainy frame with a central crosshair reticle and a small, dark, circular object in the upper right quadrant, with an indistinct mountain range or cloud formation in the background. The military operator could not positively identify the object. The image was redacted prior to submission, and no accompanying mission report was provided.
Notable issues include an incorrect timestamp in the image header (displayed as 12/31/99 18:11:27), attributed to the system's date/time not being properly configured, which limits any time-based analysis. The absence of a mission report and the pre-submission redactions reduce the contextual information available to analysts. No sensor metadata, platform identification, or altitude data is visible in the released record.
Redactions present in this record. Black bars protect identities of eyewitnesses, locations of facilities, or non-UAP-related sensitive material.