DISCLOSURE / FILE
FBI Photo B3, Dark Circle, Mountain Backdrop
Single redacted still image from a U.S. military system, submitted by the FBI to AARO, showing a small dark circular object near a crosshair reticle that the operator could not identify.
DISCLOSURE / FILE
Single redacted still image from a U.S. military system, submitted by the FBI to AARO, showing a small dark circular object near a crosshair reticle that the operator could not identify.
FBI Photo B3
Single redacted still image from a U.S. military system, submitted by the FBI to AARO, showing a small dark circular object near a crosshair reticle that the operator could not identify.
The FBI submitted this UAP report to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) as a single still image derived from a U.S. military system in 2025, with the original imagery altered with redactions before submission. No mission report accompanied the image, and the operator reported being unable to positively identify the object. The monochrome frame shows a grainy texture with a central crosshair reticle, a small dark circular object just right of center, and an indistinct mountain range or cloud formation in the background. The on-image timestamp reads 12/31/99 18:11:34, which AARO notes is incorrect because the system date and time were not set.
12/31/99 18:11:34p.1
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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.
[REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 15 10 5 | 5 10 15 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 12/31/99 18:11:34