FBI's Redacted Crosshair UAP Image
Monochrome still captures dark circular object at reticle center, per AARO record.
Jan 1, 2025
Pending
PURSUE Program

AI Disclosure Brief
AI assistedReported 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.
Orb
OPTICAL
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.
Evidence Quotes // source statements
Open archive"The operator reported that they were unable to positively identify the UAP."
Unknown speaker, Operator / FBI
From AARO record of FBI submission.
"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.