An image from a U.S. military system shows a small object. Parts were redacted before review, and the mission report was not included.
An image from a U.S. military system shows a small, dark object the operator could not identify. Parts were redacted, and the accompanying mission report was not submitted for review.
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 in the center right quadrant, close to the center of the frame. An indistinct, possibly natural, landscape is visible in the background. 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 small, dark, round object near the center of a black-and-white image.
The system’s clock was not set. The object in the image remains unidentified.
A black-and-white image from a U.S. military system shows a small, dark object near the center. The operator who saw it could not identify it.
The FBI forwarded the report to a U.S. office that collects and reviews reports of anomalous phenomena. But the image arrived with parts redacted, and the accompanying mission report was missing. Reviewers were left with the image and a question, but without the report that might have provided more context about what it showed.
The image was produced by a U.S. military system in late 2025. No further information was provided about the system: the source did not say which system it was or exactly how it produced the image.
The grainy image shows a dark, round object near the center. The operator reported being unable to identify it with certainty. The report does not establish what the object is or offer another explanation for what appears in the image.
Before the FBI forwarded the report for review, parts of the original image were redacted. No reason was given. The accompanying mission report was not sent with the image, so reviewers did not receive the additional material that was supposed to accompany it.
The source does not say what the report contained or what information it might have added. It is therefore impossible to know whether it would have helped explain the image. What is clear is that the operator could not identify the object, and the image submitted for review did not include the accompanying report.
The object’s identity, the reason parts of the image were redacted, and the contents of the missing mission report are all unknown. The date shown on the image is incorrect because the system’s clock was not set. That explains the date, not the object.
A dark object remains near the center of the image, with no answer as to what it is.