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FBI UFO Photo B1: Western US Still Image, 2025

Official file: FBI Photo B001

Published May 8, 2026 · Updated Jul 19, 2026

Incident date

Late 2025

Incident location

Western United States

Agency

FBI

Released in

R01 · 2026-05-08

File type

Document

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Key facts

Document type: Document
Agency: FBI
Released in: R01 · 2026-05-08
Incident date: Late 2025
Incident location: Western United States
Coordinates: 40, -113
Pages legible: 0/1
VIRIN: 260508-O-D0360-1029

Official description

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 central crosshair reticle. A small, dark, circular object is visible in the upper right quadrant, near the center of the frame. The background appears to show an indistinct mountain range or cloud formation.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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This is a single-page image: a grayscale video-frame still with a central crosshair and horizontal and vertical scale marks (0 to 15 on each side of the horizontal axis), a faint hazy mountain silhouette at the lower right, and a timestamp reading 12/31/99 18:11:19. A banner at the top and six data fields at the left and right are blacked out (redacted). The page contains no caption or narrative text and does not state a location or what is depicted.

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[PAGE 1] [Diagram: Grayscale video-frame still with a central crosshair and horizontal/vertical scale marks (0 to 15 on each side of the horizontal axis); a faint hazy mountain silhouette at lower right; a banner at the top and six data fields at left and right are blacked out (redacted)] 12/31/99 18:11:19

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