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FBI-003 · 2025-09-11

FBI Infrared Still B20 — Unidentified Craft

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FBIUSA (Location Classified)North America#2025Disc / Saucer< 1,000 ft~45 minutes
EVIDENCE GALLERY

Visual reconstruction and recovered media extracted from the incident dossier. This case includes still evidence and analytical reconstruction.

Representative official gallery image traced to an official public-source archive

MEDIA STATUS
Official gallery media is shown as representative archive context for this case.
SOURCE TYPE
Photo evidence plus archival field-report analysis.
VIEW MODE
Still view highlights silhouette, environment, and encounter geometry.
AT A GLANCE

FBI Photo B20: an infrared still of an unidentified craft hovering at under 1,000 ft for 45 minutes. Object defied wind conditions and maintained perfect stationary position with no discernible propulsion.

PRIMARY WITNESSES
FBI field agents
EVIDENCE PROFILE
STILL EVIDENCEDISC / SAUCER
FILE ID
FBI-003
DATE
2025-09-11
AGENCY
FBI
REGION
North America
SHAPE
Disc / Saucer
ALTITUDE
< 1,000 ft
OBSERVED BEHAVIORS
Stationary HoverAnti-Gravity Hover
DECLASSIFIED DETAILS

FBI infrared photograph B20, captured in September 2025 and included in the public archive record set, shows an unidentified disc-shaped craft hovering at under 1,000 feet altitude for approximately 45 minutes. FBI field agents were dispatched after civilian reports and confirmed the observation. The object maintained a perfectly stationary position despite significant wind conditions at the time (winds measured at 22 knots). No rotors, jets, or any discernible propulsion mechanism was identified in any spectral band of the imagery. The object's temperature on infrared was measured as identical to the ambient air temperature, indicating no heat-generating propulsion. The 45-minute hover with no positional drift under wind loading 'cannot be explained by any known aircraft, drone, or balloon technology' per the FBI technical assessment.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS
  • Disc shape, confirmed infrared
  • 45-minute stationary hover
  • No drift despite 22-knot winds
  • Ambient air temperature on IR (no propulsion heat)
  • No rotors/jets in any spectral band
  • FBI technical: 'cannot be explained by any known technology'
ORIGINAL SOURCE

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EVIDENCE STRENGTH
PARTIAL
Video Record
0
Still Imagery
15
Witness Credibility
20
Sensor Corroboration
0
Physical Evidence
0
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