Range Fouler Debrief, Arabian Sea, August 2020
- File
- DOW-UAP-D056
- Type
- Document, 1 pages
- Agency
- Department of War
- Date
- 8/24/20
- Place
- Arabian Sea
- Released
- Release 1, May 8, 2026
The government's description
This document is a Range Fouler Debrief Form, 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 an encounter with a group of three “unidentified small air contacts” over the North Arabian Sea. The reporter described the UAP as having “wings/airframe” structure, and as initially bearing on a westerly heading. The operator tracked one UAP before losing sight of it behind a cloud. Upon regaining contact, the operator reported observing two additional UAP to the east of the first. The report states that all three objects then “appeared to maintain their relative course, speed, and altitude.” 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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Deel S&Sli&i!lllll lfUI · Form Range FOU Ier De b ne L d 11 ,1son u.. purple Deel; ,Ge. ve and manually (see below). Please complete this form to the best of your ability. If you do have the requested informafion, 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 response within ·5 business days. Rank Last Name, First Name Squadron 0-3 Crew Position S/PR Email Address Pilot IHSM-73 This information is for contact only. SPEAR sanitizes all reports of identifying information. Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadrJn will be recorded for analysis. 08/24/20 00:04:30 Date (mmlddlyy) Time of detection (hh:mm:ss Z) Night 705 Day I Night 21440 21440 Contact Working Area (Ex: W-72 1A) Contact Latitute (0D:MM:SS) Side No. 168122 SSC Buno 1.4a N/S Contact Longitude (DD.MM:SS) Contact Aftitude ( ' · : 22000) Please attempt to determine a Lat I Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend µsing JMPS to reference the sensor-derived bearing and range relative to the bullseye yo u had in use. If that method is not available, any reasonable derivation of location will wolk, but please be as specnic as possible and make a note in the comments section. The.se locations may be used to cue other means of tracking. Radar Equipped: Other AIM-9x Self-Track: Stable Trackfile?: No A TFLIR Autotrack: # of Contacts in "Group": 3 Tally Achieved: ECM Art' □ Letter Identifier □ False Trackfiles 310 5 Altitude Constant? WtndDir at Contact An (From) Wind Speed Direction/Speed (Ex. 090/15) □ □ □ LFE? Yes Was the contact moving? Yes 2 ?0/UNK Please check all that apply: Round: [Z] □ Markings: Wings/A irframe: [Z] Translucen t: Other Shape:O Apparent Propuls io n:□ Other/ Ambiguous 0 Metallic: 0 Moving Parts: D Bafloon-shapeq: D SQuare: EA Indications (Check all that apply): □ No Mission Description (CAS, BFM. etc) D 0 Opaque: O Reflective! 0 Please use the field below to describe the contact and any inte action in your own words with as much detail as possible. Please be sure to include any detail not inclilided in questions above. I 1.4a !observed 3x possible unidentified small air contact while conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea. Negative ES, radar track, and IFF track. Distf nce to contact was unknown . Speed of contact was unknown. Precise course of contact was unknown, but appeared to be on a westerly heading . No interact~on took place betwee~I 1.4a . la~d the ~nknowp ai_r contacts. Initially observed 1x unknown air contact and tracked It before losing sight as 1t went 9ehInd a cloud. When contact on the unknown air contact was regained , 2x additional unknown air corytacts were seen due east of the location of the initial contact. All 3x unknown air contacts appeared to maintain their relative course, speed, and altitude. J I Don't use the purple "submit" button! Save this form with filename "Date_Squadron_RF.pdf' and email it t~ 1•>1•> J (Also in the global)j For troubleshooting, cal~ 1•>1•> I Thank you for your time. Please ensure all display tapes are ripAed for the entire time of interaction and saved as a .wmv (Example: 4 May VFA-106 HUD. wmv). Squadron intel personnel shall upload those files to the repository located at this link. I (b)(6) I USCENTCOM MOR 26-0038 to 26-0046 IIIRl ■ :1112 5771 I I Approved for Release to MR9 03/27126 000001