can't import a JPEG: "video bit depth of this file is unsupported"

Re above error message when attempting to import into a Premiere CS6 project.  I used Media Info to inspect the file's properties as per below. All of the video in my project  is 8bit video. Any help is much appreciated..

Image

Format                                     : JPEG

Width                                        : 1 306 pixels

Height                                       : 979 pixels

Color space                             : YUV

Bit depth                                   : 8 bits

Compression mode                : Lossy

Stream size                              : 2.83 MiB (100%)