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FBI UFO Photo B15: Western US Still Image, 2025

Official file: FBI Photo B015

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-D0360-1043

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 simplified central crosshair. Two small, dark, circular objects are visible near the center of the frame in the upper 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

This is a single-page image-only exhibit from the FBI photo series (item b015). The page is a grayscale, film-grain frame with a black redaction bar across the top and four further black redaction bars, two along the left edge and two along the right, each beside a lighter partially revealed strip. A white crosshair sits at the center with a horizontal measurement scale marked '3' at each end, and two small dark dots appear just above and to the left of the crosshair center. A timestamp overlay in the bottom-left corner reads '12/31/99 18:20:22'. No caption, letterhead, narrative text, case identifier or readable date is present, so the subject and location of the image cannot be determined from the file alone.

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[PAGE 1] [Diagram: Grayscale photo-analysis frame with film-grain background; a black redaction bar across the top of the frame; four more black redaction bars (two along the left edge, two along the right edge), each with a lighter partially-revealed strip beside it; a white crosshair centered on the frame with a horizontal measurement scale marked "3" at each end; two small dark dots (apparent objects) just above and left of the crosshair center; timestamp overlay in the bottom-left corner reading "12/31/99 18:20:22".]

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