The report included a black-and-white image, but not the mission report that might explain what was happening at the time.
An image from a military system shows two dark, elongated objects. The operator couldn’t identify the object they reported, and parts of the image were redacted before it was forwarded without the mission report.
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, elongated 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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Only that it shows two dark, elongated objects. It does not reveal where they came from.
The person operating the system could not identify the object they reported.
Toward the end of 2025, a U.S. military system produced an image in the western United States. The black-and-white image shows two small, dark, elongated objects near the center of the frame.
The person operating the system could not identify the object they reported. The FBI forwarded the report with the image, but without the mission report. The result is a visual record of two objects, with no information explaining what they were or what was happening around them.
The image is a still, not a video. The two objects appear in the upper-right area, near the center. It reveals only what is visible: dark, elongated shapes. It does not clearly show where they came from or what they were doing.
The report concerns an incident in the western United States toward the end of 2025. The person operating the system could not identify the reported object, prompting a report of an unidentified phenomenon. That makes the image more than just an odd detail: the operator saw something they could not identify, and the report was forwarded to the FBI.
Parts of the original image were altered, and areas were redacted before it was forwarded. The accompanying mission report was not included. It might have provided information about the mission during which the image was produced, but it is not part of the record.
Even the two objects themselves lack context: the image shows what they look like, but not what was happening around them during the mission. The record contains no further information that would allow anyone to determine what the image shows.
The objects have not been identified, and the source offers no ordinary explanation for them. The mission report was not provided, and the date shown in the image is incorrect: the system’s clock was not set correctly.
Two marks remain in the image. It preserves their shape, but not their names.