The operator could not identify them. Parts of the image were redacted, and the mission report was not included.
An image from a U.S. military system shows two dark circles. The operator could not identify them, and parts of the image were redacted before it was sent 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 simplified central crosshair. Two small, dark, circular objects are visible near the center of the frame. A digital artifact or distortion is visible along the edge of the redaction box in the lower right quadrant. 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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Two small, dark circles near the center of a black-and-white image.
According to the record, the system’s clock had not been set.
No. The mission report that accompanied the incident was not provided.
A black-and-white image from a U.S. military system shows two dark circles near the center of the frame. It was taken in the western United States. The operator could not identify what they saw.
The image was sent for review, but it arrived without the mission report that accompanied the incident. Parts of it had been redacted before it was sent. The result is an image showing two objects, but not all the information that might explain their context.
The image was produced by a U.S. military system in 2025. It shows two small, dark circles near the center of the frame. It is a still image, not a video of the incident.
The operator reported being unable to identify the object. A report was then sent to a U.S. office that investigates observed but unidentified phenomena. Sending the image for review does not answer what it shows, but it explains how it came to be included in the published record.
The original image was altered before it was forwarded. Parts were redacted, making some of its contents unavailable for viewing. The mission report, which was supposed to accompany the incident, was also not provided.
That gap matters: the image shows the two circles, but the record does not include the accompanying report. As a result, it contains no full account of the mission or the circumstances surrounding it. The date shown in the image is no help either: it is wrong because the system’s clock had not been set.
It is not known what the two circles were or where they came from. The incorrect date is explained by the unset clock, but the mission report was not provided, so the record offers no further details that could clarify the incident.
Two dark circles remain in the image, close to the center. The report that was supposed to accompany them is missing.