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FBI's Redacted Orb in Crosshairs

Grainy monochrome image shows circular object with specular highlight below reticle center.

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 light-colored, circular object with bright specular highlight just below the center of a crosshair reticle against a smooth, grainy background.

Notable Characteristics

Color: light-colored
Luminosity: bright specular highlight
Environment: unknown

Reported Motion

No confident entries yet.

Evidence Notes

Narrative description in source text.
Redacted still image from FBI submission.

Official FBI-submitted image captures unidentified circular object via government sensor; no date, location, or mission report provided, with operator unable to identify.

Shape read

Orb

Sensors

OPTICAL

AI confidence

85%

Prosaic Leads

Potential lens artifact or specular reflection.
Instrument malfunction or test artifact.

Anomalous Indicators

Operator's inability to positively identify.
Submission as UAP to AARO despite redactions.

Evidence Gaps

Event date and location absent.
Accompanying mission report not provided.
No sensor metadata or operational context.

External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

Open archive

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

Source metadata and extracted text.

Sensor ContactExact quote

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

Unknown speaker, Operator / FBI

FBI submission to AARO.

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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