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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

FBI Photo A2

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

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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

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Chronology Trace // before & after

No dated sibling signals are available yet.

Official Files // source material

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FBI Photo A2