FBI PHOTO B18

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FBI PHOTO B18 is a declassified record from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, dated 2025, classification DECLASSIFIED. It is part of the Pentagon's PURSUE program — the rolling public unsealing of UAP records under the Presidential Unsealing & Reporting System for UAP Encounters, published in tranches at war.gov/UFO/ (Release 01 on 2026-05-08, Release 02 on 2026-05-22). UAP.WATCH has indexed the full text locally so the document can be read, searched, and cited without leaving the site.

Linked incidents

• Western United States — 2023 (PURSUE-005)

Document text

The image appears to be a surveillance or security feed, captured on 12/31/99 at 18:21:02. It shows a grainy, monochrome scene with a crosshair overlay. Several black rectangular areas obscure parts of the image, suggesting redaction of sensitive information. In the lower right quadrant of the crosshair, there are two small, dark, oval shapes that could represent objects of interest. There are also some unreadable markings labeled with "3" on horizontal scales, indicating measurement or distance.