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FBI UFO Photo B17: Western US Still Image, 2025

Official file: FBI Photo B017

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: 1/1
VIRIN: 260508-O-D0360-1045

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. 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 B17 is a single-page photographic exhibit: a grayscale, sensor/thermal-style image heavily redacted with solid black bars (one large bar across the top and two smaller bars at each of the four corners or edges). A white crosshair reticle is centered on the frame, with horizontal tick marks labeled "3" on either side of center. A small dark blob-shaped object is visible just below and to the right of the crosshair's center. A timestamp burned into the bottom-left corner reads 12/31/99 18:20:48. The page has no caption or narrative text, so the location, sensor and subject are not stated.

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[PAGE 1] [Photograph: grayscale sensor/thermal-style image, heavily redacted with several solid black bars covering text or data fields (one large bar across the top, and two smaller bars in each of the four corners/edges). A white crosshair reticle is centered on the frame, with horizontal tick marks labeled "3" and "3" (range/offset scale) on either side of center. A small dark blob-shaped object is visible just below and to the right of the crosshair's center. Timestamp burned into the bottom-left corner: "12/31/99 18:20:48". Matches the case thumbnail description ("Redacted sensor image with a crosshair targeting a visible object").]

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