Official · Photo · FBI
The speck is clearly visible in the image. The person operating the system could not identify it.
A black-and-white government image shows a small, dark object beside the reticle. The operator could not identify it, and parts of the image were redacted.
A single monochrome still image submitted by the FBI to AARO, derived from a U.S. government system and depicting an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP). The frame shows a uniform, grainy field with a centered crosshair/reticle overlay; a small, dark, slightly irregular object sits just below and to the right of the reticle center. Multiple opaque black rectangles have been added as redactions over surrounding on-screen text and HUD elements before release. No mission report, date, or location of the event was provided with the imagery.
FBI submitted to AARO a still image, derived from a U.S. government system, of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon. Operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP. Date and location of the event were not provided. Original imagery was altered with redactions before submission to AARO; no accompanying mission report was provided.
Black rectangular bar(s) covering text/banner area along the top edge of the frame (likely on-screen system header, classification banner, or operator/system identifiers).
Likely reason: Sources/methods or system identification — manifest states original imagery was altered with redactions before submission to AARO.
Black rectangular bars on the left margin of the frame (mid-frame and lower-left), covering on-screen HUD/text elements.
Likely reason: Sources/methods or system identification.
Black rectangular bars on the right margin of the frame (mid-frame and lower-right), covering on-screen HUD/text elements.
Likely reason: Sources/methods or system identification.
Photograph-only record; no document text. Visible content is limited to a reticle overlay, a small unidentified object, a single visible digit '5' along the horizontal tick scale, and several added-in-post black redaction bars. Likely paired with 107-fbi-photo-a2 as part of the same FBI submission to AARO. Parent FBI case is 62-HQ-83894.
A black-and-white image with a reticle at its center. Just below it and slightly to the right is a small, dark object that is not quite round.
No. The operator could not identify it, and the record offers no explanation.
A reticle sits at the center of the black-and-white image. Just below it and slightly to the right is a small, dark object. The image is grainy, and the object is not quite round.
The FBI sent the image to a government office that investigates anomalous phenomena. The operator could not identify what appeared beside the reticle. Parts of the image were redacted before it was forwarded, so even what can be seen in the image is not the whole story.
The image is a single photograph, not a sequence showing what happened before or afterward. An aiming mark sits at its center. The object appears just below the mark’s center and slightly to the right.
The official description calls it small, dark, and somewhat irregular in shape. Those are the details visible in the image; they do not establish what the object is. The person operating the system reported being unable to identify it with certainty.
The image came from a U.S. government system, but the specific system was not identified. So the image alone cannot tell us what equipment was used or exactly what was photographed. It offers a view of one point, but no context to help make sense of it.
Parts of the original image were redacted before it was sent to the office. That means the version reviewed does not show everything in the original. The record does not say which parts were redacted or what information they contained.
A mission report, which could have provided details about the activity at the time of the photograph, was not included either. The FBI forwarded the record for review, but the image and brief description do not explain what was happening around the time it was taken.
The date and location of the photograph are unknown, as is the identity of the object. The record offers no conventional explanation for what is shown, and no mission report was included.
Against the grainy background, the object remains beside the reticle: small, dark, and unnamed.