Summary
The FBI provided AARO with a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon taken by a U.S. military system, redacted before submission and lacking any mission report. The operator could not confirm the object's identity; it appears as a small dark circular shape below and left of a crosshair reticle, with a vague mountain range behind it.
Detail
This entry comes from the FBI, which forwarded a still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to AARO in 2025. The image was derived from a U.S. military system and redacted prior to submission, with no mission report attached. The operator reported being unable to positively identify the object, and the image timestamp is incorrect because the system date and time were not configured.
The monochrome, grainy frame features a central crosshair reticle with a small dark circular object positioned just below and to the left of center, against an indistinct mountain range. This description is informational only and implies no analytical judgment or conclusion. The record was released through the PURSUE declassification and is associated with the Western United States in late 2025.
