Military Operator Couldn’t Identify Dark Blobs

A military system captured an image in the western United States in late 2025. The grainy black-and-white picture shows a targeting reticle in the center and one or two dark blobs nearby.

The operator couldn’t identify what the image showed. The FBI forwarded a report about it to a U.S. office that investigates anomalous phenomena. But parts of the image had been redacted, and the accompanying mission report was not provided. By the time the image reached investigators, details that might have helped explain it were missing.

What Appears Near the Reticle

The targeting reticle is the aiming mark at the center of the image. Just above and to the right of it is one dark object, or perhaps two. They are relatively small, and the image is grainy. Nothing in the picture clearly identifies them.

The FBI’s submission included a single image captured by a U.S. military system. It was sent to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, a U.S. agency that handles reports of anomalous phenomena. The record describes what appears in the image but offers no details about the circumstances of the capture. Nor does it explain why the report was forwarded, beyond noting that the operator couldn’t identify what they saw.

Missing Details

Before it was sent for review, the original image had been altered and parts were redacted. The accompanying mission report was also not provided. As a result, the record omits mission details that might have helped put the image in context. What remains is a brief description: a targeting reticle, with one or two dark blobs nearby.

What Remains Unknown

The blobs remain unidentified, and the operator couldn’t say what they were. The date shown in the image is incorrect because the system’s clock and date were not set. The record offers no conventional explanation for the blobs.

The targeting reticle remains at the center of the image. Beside it, the dark blob is still unidentified.