Military System Image Shows Two Dark Objects

An image was produced by a U.S. military system in the western United States in late 2025. The black-and-white image shows two dark objects near the targeting reticle, in the lower-right part of the frame. The operator using the system couldn’t identify them.

This is a single image, not a video of what happened. It shows two objects clearly enough to describe their shape, but not to determine what they are. By the time the image was submitted for review, parts of it had been redacted, and the accompanying mission report had not been provided.

Two Objects Near the Reticle

The image is grainy, and the reticle at its center is simple. Near the center are two small, dark, elongated marks. They appear together in the lower-right part of the image.

There is no sequence of images showing whether the objects moved or how they got there. Nor is there any description of their shape beyond what can be seen in the image. The operator reported being unable to identify them with certainty. The image shows what appeared on the system, but not what the dark marks represent.

What Was Submitted for Review

The FBI forwarded the report to a U.S. agency that investigates unidentified phenomena. The report included an image produced by a U.S. military system. It did not include the mission report, which might have provided information about the mission during which the image was produced.

Before it was submitted for review, the image had been altered: parts of it were redacted. Anyone reading the record therefore sees only the version that was submitted, not the complete original image. The record also provides no further details about the system itself. It says only that it was a U.S. military system.

What Remains Unknown

The objects have not been identified, and the record offers no conventional explanation for them. The mission report is also missing, so there is no additional context for the image. The date shown in the image is incorrect because the system’s clock had not been set.

Two dark marks near the reticle. That’s all the image leaves us with.