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FBI Photo A008

Incident date

Late 2025

Incident location

N/A

Agency

FBI

Released in

R01 · 2026-05-08

File type

Image

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Key facts

Document type: Image
Agency: FBI
Released in: R01 · 2026-05-08
Incident date: Late 2025
Incident location: N/A
VIRIN: 260508-O-D0360-1028

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 background with faint, swirling patterns and a central crosshair reticle. A small, dark, irregular 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 frame with a white crosshair and graduated tick marks over faintly banded terrain. A very small dark dot sits just right of the crosshair intersection. Black redaction bars mask the top edge and both sides.

sensor imagerygrayscalecrosshairsmall dark dotredactedreticlebanded terrainFBIsurveillancedistant object

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