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FBI UFO Photo B6: Western US Still Image, 2025

Official file: FBI Photo B006

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-D0360-1034

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 dark, structured object with an appendage on its left side is visible just at the top of the reticle. A second, smaller, dark circular object is visible below the reticle in the bottom right quadrant. 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 summary

FBI Photo B6 is a single-page image from the declassified UAP release. It shows an infrared-style sensor still with a reticle crosshair scaled from 0 to 15 in each direction, a small dark object near the top center, redacted blocks across the top and sides, and an on-screen timestamp of 12/31/99 18:10:00. No caption, location or other descriptive text is legible on the page.

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[PAGE 1] [Diagram: Thermal/infrared-style sensor still with a reticle crosshair scaled 0 to 15 in each direction, a small dark object near the top center, and redacted blocks across the top and sides; timestamp 12/31/99 18:10:00]

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