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FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles

FBI Photo B14

An FBI-submitted still image from a 2025 U.S. military system, redacted before delivery to AARO, showing two small dark circular objects near a crosshair with no accompanying mission report.

Brief

The FBI submitted a single redacted still image to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), derived from a U.S. military system in 2025 somewhere in the western United States. The image is monochrome and grainy, with a central crosshair and two small dark circular objects near the center; a digital artifact appears along the edge of a redaction box in the lower-right quadrant. The operator reported being unable to positively identify the object, and no mission report was attached. The visible timestamp reads 12/31/99 18:20:08, which the FBI notes is incorrect because the system date and time were not set.

Metadata

Agency: FBI
Release: 5/8/26
Incident: Late 2025
Location: Western United States
Type: PDF • .pdf
Length: 1 pages
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Programs: AARO
Tags: two dark circular objects, still image, crosshair, redacted, western United States, 2025, AARO submission

Key points

FBI submitted the still image to AARO; the original imagery was altered with redactions before submission.p.1
No accompanying mission report was provided with the image.p.1
The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP.p.1
The on-image timestamp reads 12/31/99 18:20:08 and is incorrect because the system date/time was not set.p.1
Two small dark circular objects sit near the center of a simplified crosshair on a grainy monochrome frame.p.1
A digital artifact or distortion is visible along the edge of the redaction box in the lower-right quadrant.p.1

Verbatim

12/31/99 18:20:08
p.1

Most interesting

Nearly the entire frame is redacted; the only machine-readable text remaining on the page is the incorrect timestamp 12/31/99 18:20:08.
The FBI passed the image to AARO without a mission report, leaving the central crosshair and two dark circular objects without sensor, platform, or location context in the released record.
The narrative description distributed with the file explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment or factual determination about the event.

Cross-references

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Common questions

What is FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles?: An FBI-submitted still image from a 2025 U.S. military system, redacted before delivery to AARO, showing two small dark circular objects near a crosshair with no accompanying mission report.
What does FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles reveal?: FBI submitted the still image to AARO; the original imagery was altered with redactions before submission. No accompanying mission report was provided with the image. The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP.
Which agency produced FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles?: FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles is a primary-source record from FBI. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED.
When is FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles dated?: FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles is dated 2025.
What programs and topics appear in FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles?: FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles references two dark circular objects, still image, crosshair, redacted, western United States and AARO submission.
What does FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles say, in its own words?: "12/31/99 18:20:08" (source p. 1).

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FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles

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Concatenated page-by-page transcript. Born-digital pages came through pdf.js; scanned pages were transcribed by Claude vision OCR. Pages marked unreadable failed multiple OCR retries (heavy redaction, microfilm artifacts, or blank separators) and are kept in place for audit.

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12/31/99 18:20:08

DISCLOSURE / FILE

FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles

An FBI-submitted still image from a 2025 U.S. military system, redacted before delivery to AARO, showing two small dark circular objects near a crosshair with no accompanying mission report.

Brief

Key points

FBI submitted the still image to AARO; the original imagery was altered with redactions before submission.p.1

No accompanying mission report was provided with the image.p.1

The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP.p.1

The on-image timestamp reads 12/31/99 18:20:08 and is incorrect because the system date/time was not set.p.1

Two small dark circular objects sit near the center of a simplified crosshair on a grainy monochrome frame.p.1

A digital artifact or distortion is visible along the edge of the redaction box in the lower-right quadrant.p.1

Most interesting

Nearly the entire frame is redacted; the only machine-readable text remaining on the page is the incorrect timestamp 12/31/99 18:20:08.

The FBI passed the image to AARO without a mission report, leaving the central crosshair and two dark circular objects without sensor, platform, or location context in the released record.

The narrative description distributed with the file explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment or factual determination about the event.

Common questions

What is FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles?

An FBI-submitted still image from a 2025 U.S. military system, redacted before delivery to AARO, showing two small dark circular objects near a crosshair with no accompanying mission report.

What does FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles reveal?

FBI submitted the still image to AARO; the original imagery was altered with redactions before submission. No accompanying mission report was provided with the image. The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP.

Which agency produced FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles?

FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles is a primary-source record from FBI. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED.

When is FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles dated?

FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles is dated 2025.

What programs and topics appear in FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles?

FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles references two dark circular objects, still image, crosshair, redacted, western United States and AARO submission.

What does FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles say, in its own words?

"12/31/99 18:20:08" (source p. 1).

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FBI Photo B14, Two Dark Circles