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FBI Photo A004

Incident date

Late 2025

Incident location

N/A

Agency

FBI

Released in

R01 · 2026-05-08

File type

Image

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Document type: Image
Agency: FBI
Released in: R01 · 2026-05-08
Incident date: Late 2025
Incident location: N/A
VIRIN: 260508-O-D0360-1024

Official description

government system. The date and location of the event have not been provided. 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. Narrative Description: The monochrome image displays a mottled background with a central crosshair reticle. A dark, circular object is visible just below and to the right of the center of the reticle. 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.

About this type of document

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.

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✦ AI visual analysis

Grayscale sensor capture, heavily cropped and surrounded by black. A white crosshair with tick scale sits at centre over diagonal banded terrain, with a small dark dot just right of centre. Black redaction blocks cover the upper edge and both sides.

sensor imagerygrayscalecrosshairdark dotredactedcroppedbanded terrainreticleFBIsurveillance

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Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo