{"type":"documents","slug":"2026-pursue-release-01-136-fbi-photo-b7","title":"FBI Photo B7","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-01-136-fbi-photo-b7","description":"FBI Photo B7 shows a redacted reticle frame with a helicopter-like object and smaller dark dot.","date":"2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["FBI"],"disclosureRating":4,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"FBI Photo B7 is a one-page FBI PDF released in the Department of War's May 8, 2026 PURSUE Release 01. The release metadata places the underlying incident in the Western United States in late 2025 and describes the material as a still image derived from a U.S. military system.[^1][^2]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/fbi-photo-b7.pdf\" />\n\nThe FBI submitted the record to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office as a UAP report. The release says the original imagery was altered with redactions before AARO received it, no accompanying mission report was provided, and the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP.[^2]\n\n## Photo B7 Reticle Still\n\nThe PDF contains a single monochrome, grainy sensor-style frame with a central crosshair reticle, horizontal and vertical scale marks, and multiple black redaction blocks.[^3] A dark object appears in the upper-right quadrant and is described in the release narrative as consistent in appearance with a helicopter. A second, smaller dark circular object appears below the reticle, while the background remains indistinct.[^2][^3]\n\nThe lower-left timestamp reads `12/31/99 18:10:02`, but the release metadata says the image date is incorrect because the system date and time were not set. The visible timestamp should therefore be treated as part of the image artifact, not as evidence of when the late 2025 incident occurred.[^2][^3]\n\n## Unidentified, but Underspecified\n\nThe public record supports a narrow conclusion: an FBI-submitted AARO UAP report included a redacted still image in which the operator could not identify what was seen. It does not establish the objects' size, distance, altitude, speed, flight path, sensor mode, platform, chain of custody, or physical nature, because the release provides no mission report or technical metadata beyond the catalog description.[^2][^3]\n\nFBI Photo B7 matters because it preserves both the reported non-identification and the limits of the released evidence. The frame is more informative than a title alone, but the redactions, unreliable timestamp, and missing mission context prevent the image from supporting a stronger claim about what the observed material was.[^1][^2][^3]\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [Department of War PURSUE Release 01 page](https://www.war.gov/UFO/#release)\n[^2]: [Department of War PURSUE Release 01 CSV](https://www.war.gov/Portals/1/Interactive/2026/UFO/uap-csv.csv)\n[^3]: [FBI Photo B7 remote release asset](https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/fbi-photo-b7.pdf)","readingTime":"2 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-01-136-fbi-photo-b7","title":"FBI Photo B7","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2026-pursue-release-01-136-fbi-photo-b7","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}