Short answer
FBI-UAP-D025 is an FBI digital rendering prepared for PURSUE as an artistic interpretation of a reported airborne-triangle incident near Bagram in June 2002 - based on the first-hand description in FBI-UAP-D024, not a photograph of a craft.
What this record is
This AnomalyWiki entry is a government-file page for FBI-UAP-D025. Issuing / holding agency listed in frontmatter: Federal Bureau of Investigation. Document / release dating: 2002 incident context; rendering prepared 2026 (PURSUE Release 05). Format: image. Release batch: PURSUE Release 05. Geographic focus noted on the record: Bagram / Afghanistan (per file description). It lives under the PURSUE / War.gov UFO archive hub so readers can open a primary file without treating every release as an origin verdict.
Use this page when you need (1) a neutral paraphrase of what the public file actually contains, (2) explicit non-claims, and (3) a durable sourceUrl for citation. Do not substitute podcast summaries for the PDF/image itself.
Agent-side cache path (not a public download mirror): tmp/sources/war-gov-ufo/release-05/FBI-UAP-D025.jpg.
Official PURSUE index title: FBI-UAP-D025, Digital Rendering, “Airborne Triangle,” 2002.
What it says
Per the official PURSUE blurb, the image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident above Bagram Air Force Base (June 2002 context), based on a first-hand description provided by a former military service member as described in FBI-UAP-D024. The FBI prepared the rendering in 2026 as a visual aid for PURSUE.
Official PURSUE index description (paraphrase context)
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident above Bagram Air Force Base, Afghanistan, potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in June 2002. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a former military service member, as described in FBI-UAP-D024. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital rendering as a visual aid in 2026 in support of the PURSUE initiative.
The block above tracks the War.gov/UFO catalog wording used in src/data/pursue-war-gov-ufo/manifest.json (asOf 2026-10-01). Prefer the primary PDF/image wording when it conflicts with secondary commentary.
Document-specific reading notes
PURSUE labels this image an artistic interpretation / digital rendering prepared by the FBI in 2026 as a visual aid, based on the first-hand Bagram June 2002 description in FBI-UAP-D024. Local page media may use /images/official-records/pursue/FBI-UAP-D025.jpg with HTML caption stating it is not sensor footage. Never present the still as a photograph of a craft.
Key findings (reader takeaways)
- Explicitly labeled digital rendering / artistic interpretation
- Tied to witness-description file FBI-UAP-D024
- Afghanistan / Bagram 2002 report context
How mainstream / institutional framing reads it
Useful as an official illustration of how a witness description was visualized for a transparency release; must be labeled a reconstruction in encyclopedia use.
Claims vs mainstream
| Claim | Mainstream / encyclopedia view |
|---|---|
| This image is a photo of a triangle UFO. | The government labels it a digital rendering based on a description. |
| FBI art proves aliens over Bagram. | A rendering is a visual aid, not an origin determination. |
| If the FBI drew it, the craft is confirmed hardware. | Illustrations can depict disputed or unresolved reports without confirming hardware. |
What it does not say
It is not a photograph, FLIR still, or radar product. It does not by itself prove the reported object’s existence or origin.
Additionally, encyclopedia use of this page should not:
- Upgrade “unresolved,” “interview,” “rendering,” or “administrative” labels into confirmed exotic hardware.
- Treat PURSUE publication timing (2026) as a modern DoD endorsement of every historical conclusion inside the file.
- Collapse adjacent document ids (companion renderings, film memos, Blue Book folders, AAWSAP CLINs) into a single claim.
- Invent redacted names, missing pages, or “smoking gun” clauses that are not visible in the public release.
How to read / access
Open the primary source: https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_05/Aug_07/documents/FBI-UAP-D025_Digital-Rendering_Airborne-Triangle_2002.jpg.
Read the file’s own labels (IIR vs finished intel; FD-302 vs conclusion; rendering vs photograph; SOO vs field report).
Cross-check the official catalog blurb on war.gov/UFO / the editor manifest when you need batch, agency, or companion-id context.
For War.gov medialink verification in agent workflows, prefer Playwright MCP per
docs/agentic-knowledge/war-gov-ufo.mdrather than guessing URLs.Agents may run
pdftotext/ image inspection againsttmp/sources/war-gov-ufo/release-05/FBI-UAP-D025.jpgwhen an OCR extract already exists undertmp/sources/war-gov-ufo/extracts/.
Citation tip: quote the document id and release batch, then link the medialink URL. If you only need thematic browsing, start at the PURSUE archive hub instead of this deep-dive.
Related cases and objects
- pursue-war-gov-ufo
- fbi-uap-d024-airborne-triangle-fd302
- fbi-uap-d031-large-triangle-rendering
- pursue-release-announcements
FAQ
Is this a photo?
No. It is an FBI digital rendering / artistic interpretation for PURSUE.
Where is the witness write-up?
Open FBI-UAP-D024 - the FD-302 interview PDF paired with this rendering.
Can we use the local pursue image?
Yes - /images/official-records/pursue/FBI-UAP-D025.jpg is the government still for page media.
Sources
Primary: FBI-UAP-D025 (Federal Bureau of Investigation; accessed via PURSUE / War.gov).
Portal: war.gov/UFO.
Editor index:
src/data/pursue-war-gov-ufo/manifest.json(not published as a public HTML dump).Hub guide: PURSUE / War.gov UFO collection.
