A grainy image from a U.S. military system shows two dark objects. Parts of the image were redacted, and the mission report is missing.
A grainy image from a military system shows two dark circles. The operator couldn’t identify them, and parts of the image were redacted.
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 in the upper 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, round objects near the center of the image.
No. The operator could not identify them, and the material offers no other explanation.
Not precisely. The date shown on the image is incorrect because the system clock wasn’t set.
The black-and-white image shows two small, dark circles near the center, slightly to the right and above. It’s grainy, and the details aren’t sharp.
The image was included in an FBI report and captured using equipment employed by the U.S. military. The operator couldn’t identify the objects with certainty. Parts of the original image were redacted before it was submitted for review. What can we learn from an image when there’s no identification of the objects or description of the mission?
The report included a single image, not a video. It describes the two objects as small, dark, and round. A simple crosshair is also visible near the center. The description offers no further details to help determine their size or exact shape.
The operator reported being unable to identify them. The report doesn’t say what the operator tried to check, nor does it offer another explanation for what appears in the image. We can describe the objects’ shape and position, but their identity remains unknown.
Parts of the original image were redacted before it was submitted for review. The report doesn’t specify which parts were redacted. The accompanying mission report was also missing. Without it, the documents provide no information about the purpose of the activity or the circumstances in which the image was captured.
The date shown on the image is incorrect because the system clock wasn’t set. It can’t be used to determine exactly when the image was taken. The report says the image was created in 2025, but gives no precise date of capture.
The two objects remain unidentified, and the material offers no conventional explanation for what they are. It’s also unclear which details were redacted or what mission was underway when the image was captured.
Two dark circles, close together, remain in the image. But the image alone can’t tell us what they are.