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FBI's Redacted Crosshair UAP Image

Monochrome still captures dark circular object at reticle center, per AARO record.

Event

Jan 1, 2025

Location

Pending

Source

PURSUE Program

AI Disclosure Brief

AI assisted

Reported Object Read

Monochrome image from U.S. government system shows a dark, circular object centered in a crosshair reticle against a mottled, textured background suggesting a landscape or surface.

Notable Characteristics

Color: dark
Environment: unknown

Reported Motion

No confident entries yet.

Evidence Notes

Narrative description of central dark circular object.
Redacted FBI-submitted still image.

Official FBI-submitted image documents a dark circular anomaly in government sensor reticle; no date, location, or identification provided, resisting easy explanation.

Shape read

Orb

Sensors

OPTICAL

AI confidence

85%

Prosaic Leads

Optical artifact or lens flare in monochrome imaging.
Distant aircraft or balloon against textured terrain.

Anomalous Indicators

Centered in crosshair suggesting active tracking.
Operator unable to identify despite government system.
Redacted before AARO submission.

Evidence Gaps

Event date and location withheld.
Accompanying mission report absent.
No sensor metadata or operational context.

External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

Open archive

Sensor ContactExact quote

"The operator reported that they were unable to positively identify the UAP."

Unknown speaker, Operator / FBI

From AARO record of FBI submission.

Sensor ContactAttributed claim

"FBI submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to AARO consisting of a still image derived from a U.S. government system."

Unknown speaker / FBI

Submission details from extracted text.

Pattern Mesh // linked sightings

Score 74 shared tags

Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of four minutes and 57 seconds of video footage from an infrared (IR) sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, mentions a UAP was observed during the mission. Video Description: 00:00-01:55: No content. 01:56: An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background in the center of the right side of the display. 02:04: The IR sensor pans to center on the area of contrast. 02:14: The sensor field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast. 02:15-03:26: The area of contrast remains generally in the center of the sensor field-of-view. 03:27-04:57: The sensor motion causes the area of contrast to move erratically across the display. Due to this motion, the sensor system repeatedly loses and reacquires the area of contrast within the center area of the display. This video 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.

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