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FBI UFO Photo B12: Western US Still Image, 2025

Official file: FBI Photo B012

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-D0360-1040

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 of the frame. The background shows an indistinct mountain range.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

A single-page image: a grainy grayscale sensor frame with a central crosshair reticle, with a scale ticked and numbered 5, 10 and 15 to each side of center along the horizontal axis. A single small dark dot appears above and slightly to the right of the reticle center, and the silhouette of a mountain ridge shows faintly along the lower right. Several black bars cover the original caption and label text across the top and on both sides of the reticle, and an on-screen timestamp reads 12/31/99 18:11:12 in the lower left corner. The page has no narrative text, letterhead or case identifier.

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[PAGE 1] [Diagram: grayscale FLIR/IR-style sensor display frame with a crosshair reticle and mil-scale ticks numbered 5/10/15 on both axes, a small dark point target near the crosshair, a mountain-ridge silhouette in the lower background, five black horizontal redaction bars covering original caption/label text (left and right of the reticle), and a visible on-screen timestamp readout "12/31/99 18:11:12" in the bottom-left corner]

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