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FBI Photo B2: Surveillance/Infrared Camera Frame with Crosshair Overlay and Timestamp

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A grayscale surveillance or infrared camera image featuring a crosshair/reticle overlay with graduated tick marks and numerical scale. Six black rectangular blocks are arranged in pairs on the left and right sides of the frame at three vertical levels. A large black bar spans the top of the image. A timestamp is visible in the lower left corner. The lower portion of the image shows faint, dark terrain or ground features.
A grayscale surveillance or infrared camera image featuring a crosshair/reticle overlay with graduated tick marks and numerical scale. Six black rectangular blocks are arranged in pairs on the left and right sides of the frame at three vertical levels. A large black bar spans the top of the image. A timestamp is visible in the lower left corner. The lower portion of the image shows faint, dark terrain or ground features.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2025, depicting a UAP over the Western United States that the operator was unable to positively identify. The grayscale frame shows a crosshair reticle with graduated scale markings, a small dark circular object in the upper right quadrant, faint terrain features in the lower portion, and six black rectangular blocks plus a top bar consistent with applied redactions. The embedded timestamp of 12/31/99 18:11:27 is noted as incorrect because the system date was not set, and no mission report accompanied the submission.

Western United StatesUnnamed military system operatorDisc

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A grayscale surveillance or infrared camera image featuring a crosshair/reticle overlay with graduated tick marks and numerical scale. Six black rectangular blocks are arranged in pairs on the left and right sides of the frame at three vertical levels. A large black bar spans the top of the image. A timestamp is visible in the lower left corner. The lower portion of the image shows faint, dark terrain or ground features.