A black-and-white image shows an elongated object. The operator couldn’t identify it, and parts of the image and the mission report were missing from the file.
An image from a military system showed a dark, elongated object near the reticle. The operator couldn’t identify it, and parts of the image and mission report are missing.
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. A single dark, elongated object is visible near the edge of the reticle to the right of center. 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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No. The record does not identify it or offer an ordinary explanation.
The date shown in it is incorrect because the system’s clock was not set.
A black-and-white image from a U.S. military system shows a dark, elongated object. It appears slightly to the right of the reticle’s center, the aiming mark in the middle of the image. The operator who viewed it couldn’t identify what they were seeing.
The image was included in an FBI report about an unidentified phenomenon. But it contains no clear indication of what the object is. Parts of the image were redacted, and the mission report that was supposed to accompany it was not provided. What remains is an intriguing image, missing some of the information that might have helped explain it.
The image shows a single dark, elongated object near the edge of the reticle. The description calls it a grainy, black-and-white image with a simple directional marker at its center. Those are the details in the record about what appears in it.
The record provides no further description that could identify the object. It does not state its size or how far away it was, nor does it describe what was around it. The operator reported being unable to identify it, but no explanation was given for why. The image shows a shape and its position in the frame; it does not reveal what lies behind them.
The FBI sent the report to a U.S. office that investigates unidentified phenomena. It included an image produced by a military system in 2025. Before it was sent, the original image was altered by redacting parts of it.
The accompanying mission report was also not provided. As a result, the record contains no further details about the mission that produced the image. It does not describe what was happening around it or whether additional information might have helped the operator identify the object. The image stands almost alone: a dark shape near the reticle, accompanied by a brief report that it could not be identified.
The object’s identity is unknown, and the record offers no ordinary explanation. The date shown in the image is also incorrect because the system’s clock was not set, so it does not reveal when the image was taken.
A dark object near the reticle, with no explanation in the image.