Law enforcement officials will soon release a photo of a “potential subject in the investigation” in Nancy Guthrie’s abduction … this according to a new NBC News report.

The news outlet — citing senior law enforcement officials — says the surveillance photo could be released as soon as this afternoon.

This new photo is a major development in the case, which authorities have been working since Guthrie’s family reported her missing on Sunday, February 1.

We obtained a possible ransom note just days after Nancy went missing … which we passed on to law enforcement. The ransom note came with two deadlines — both of which have now passed.

Savannah Guthrie and her siblings asked the alleged abductors for proof of life after reading the ransom note … and, while they have yet to reveal whether they received it, they did share another video over the weekend indicating they would pay a ransom.

Law enforcement announced over the weekend they still had no suspects of person of interest in Nancy’s disappearance … though that’s seemingly changed with the new photo they’ve unearthed.