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FBI UFO Photo B16: Western US Still Image, 2025

Official file: FBI Photo B016

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-D0360-1044

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 dark, irregular-shaped objects are visible just right of the center 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. The transcript describes it as a grayscale image with a crosshair reticle and a small dark object near the center, with heavy black redaction bars across the top and at both sides. A timestamp reads 12/31/99 18:20:41, and the number "3" appears twice on the page. There is no caption, narrative text or case identifier in the transcript.

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[PAGE 1] [Diagram: Grayscale image with a crosshair reticle and a small dark object near the center; heavy black redaction bars across the top and at both sides.] 3 3 12/31/99 18:20:41

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