The speck appeared in an image from the western United States. The operator could not identify it, and the mission report was not included.
An image from a military system shows a dark speck beside the reticle. The operator could not identify it, and parts of the image were redacted. The mission report was not included.
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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A dark, round speck beside the reticle. Faint shapes in the background could be mountains or clouds.
No. The operator could not identify it, and the record offers no explanation for it.
The record says the report was not provided but does not explain why.
A small, dark speck appears in a blurry black-and-white image. It sits just to the right of the reticle, the marker at the center of the frame. Faint shapes in the background could be mountains or clouds.
The image was generated by a U.S. military system in the western United States in 2025. It shows an object, but the mission report that might have explained what happened at the time was not included. By the time the image was sent for review, parts of it had already been redacted.
The FBI sent the image to a U.S. agency that reviews reports of things people have been unable to identify. According to the accompanying description, it is a single grainy image with a direction marker at the center. A small, round, dark object appears beside it.
The background is unclear. It might show a mountain ridge or a cloud formation, but the image does not make it possible to tell which. The operator, who viewed the image during the incident, was also unable to identify the object with certainty.
Before the image was sent, the original was altered and parts of it were redacted. The mission report associated with the incident was not provided with the image. As a result, the record offers no further details about the circumstances in which it was captured or any explanation for why the report was not provided.
The image also includes a date, but it is incorrect. The record says the system clock had not been set. This does not reveal exactly when the image was captured, nor does it help identify the object.
The object has not been identified, and the record offers no ordinary explanation for it. The reason the mission report is missing is also unknown; the incorrect date resulted from the system clock not being set.
The speck remains beside the reticle. All around it is a blurry background and a report that is missing.