In 2026, two people reported an incident in the western United States. Based on their account, the FBI later created an image showing several red lights.
The image may look like a record of the event. But it was created afterward, based on the people’s account, and was not captured in real time. The distinction matters: this is an illustration of a report, not a photograph of what happened.
What We Know About the Image
The FBI describes the image as an artistic rendering, or an illustration created from a description. Titled “Several Red Lights,” it was made in 2026 as a visual aid for an FBI initiative.
The account came from two people in the United States. The underlying record says the full description appears in a separate record. So we know who provided the account, but not exactly what they said.
An Image in Place of a Description
When a story comes only in words, an image can help readers picture what it describes. In this case, the FBI created an image based on the report. It depicts several red lights, but provides no additional evidence of what was seen during the incident.
That sets the limits of what we can learn from it: the image shows how the report was interpreted visually, not what caused the lights. The fact that two people provided an account does not make the image a photograph they took or a separate record of the event.
What We Still Don’t Know
It is not known exactly what the two people saw or what caused the lights. The material offers no conventional explanation; it only says the image is based on their account.
The image shows red lights. What lies behind them is an incident whose full description we do not have.
