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Range Fouler Debrief, Middle East, May 2020

File: DOW-UAP-D038
Type: Document, 1 pages
Agency: Department of War
Date: 5/14/20
Place: Arabian Gulf
Released: Release 1, May 8, 2026

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This document is a Range Fouler Debrief, a standardized reporting form the U.S. Navy uses to record the circumstances surrounding an unauthorized intrusion into controlled airspace during active military operations or training. These reports contain a narrative description of the observer’s experiences. A U.S. military operator reported observing a “solid white object [fly] through the [field-of-view]. The reporter described the UAP as making erratic [movements] above the water. All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.

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Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Range Fouler Debrie Form
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"submit" button above. Save and
email the complete file manually
(see below).
Please complete this form to the best of your ability. If you do ot have the requested information,
please leave the field blank. If there was more than one "group " please report each on a separate
form for data collection purposes. You should receive a respons within 5 business days.
Rank
Last Name, First Name
Squadron
SIPR Email Address
Crew Position
This information is for contact only. SPEAR sanitizes all r ports of identifying information.
Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadmn will be recorded for analysis.
05/14/20
20:40:00
Date (mmldd/yy)
Time of detection
(hh:mm:ss Z)
Night
ISR
Side No.
Day I Night
28314
28314
N
Contact Working Area
(Ex: W-72 1A)
Contact Latitute
(DD:MM:SS)
NIS
Buno
49524
Contact Longitude
(DD:MM:SS)
Mission Description (GAS, BFM, etc)
20000
E
EM'
(
' ontact Altitude
: 22000)
Please attempt to determine a Lat I Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend
using JMPS to reference the sensor-derived bearing and range relative to the bullseye you had
in use. If that method is not available, any reasonable derivation of location will worl<, but please
be as specific as possible and make a note in the comments section. These locations may be
used to cue other means of tracking.
Radar Equipped:
AIM-9x Self-Track:
Stable Trackfile?: Intermittent
ATFLIR Autotrack:
# of Contacts in "Group": 1
Tally Achieved:
□
□
□
EA Indications (Check all that apply):
□
ECM
Arc
□
Letter
Identifier
□
False
Trackfi/es
Yes
Altitude
Constant?
Wind Dir at
Contact Alt
(From)
Was the contact moving?
□
Wind
Speed
Yes
Direction/Speed
(Ex. 090/15)
Please check all that apply:
Round:
D
Metallic: D
Markings: D
[Z]
Moving Parts:
D
Translucent:
D
Balloon-shaped: D
Square:
Wings/Airframe :
D
D
Reflective: D
Opaque:
Other Shape:O
Apparent Propulsion:□
Other/
Ambiguous
LFE?
Please use the field below to describe the contact and any interiaction in your own words with as much
detail as possible. Please be sure to include any detail not incl ded in questions above.
While preforming an ISR tasking (UL TN/Black Hot/Lin), a solid w ite 1object flew through the FOV. There
was a temporarily lose of the object but re-acquired shortly there after. The crew was able to follow the
object as it appeared to make erratic moments above the water. During the follow, crew was able to obtain
4x zoom on the object but lost the object due to poor track place ent. While following, the sensor operator
was continuously manipulating the sensor to maintain eyes on th1e object. This is apparent by the waves of
the water in the background being visible and not being visible.
Don't use the purple "submit" button! Save this form with filenam "Date_Squadron_RF.pdr' and email
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3.sc, (b)(S)
(Also in the global) For troubleshooting, cal/I
3.Sc, (b)(B)
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Thank you for your time. Please ensure all display tapes are rip11ed for the entire time of interaction and
saved as a .wmv (Example: 4 May VFA-106 HUD.wmv). Squa 1ron lintel personnel shall upload those files
to the repository located at this link.
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3.5c, (b)(B)
USCENTCOM MDR 26-0019
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Approved for Release to AARO
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