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Range Fouler Debrief, Eastern United States, 2020

File

DOW-UAP-D089

Type

Document, 2 pages

Agency

Department of War

Date

2020

Place

Eastern United States

Released

Release 4, July 10, 2026

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The government's description

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. This report accompanies the video titled “DOW-UAP-PR106.”

A U.S. military operator reported observing an object, describing it as “quite small” and as “continu[ing] in a constant direction.” The report characterizes the shape of the phenomenon as “indistinguishable,” with a metallic appearance and reflective underside.

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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Range Fouler Debrief Form
Please do not use the purple
"submit" button above. Save and
email the comp lete file manually
(see below) .
Please complete this form to the best of your ability. If you do not 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 response within 5 business days.
Rank
Last Name, First Name
Squadron
SIPR Email Address
Crew Position
Pilot
0-4
This information is for contact only. -sanitizes all reports of identifying information.
Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadron will be recorded for analysis.
Day
Date (mmlddlyy)
Time of detection
Side No.
Day I Night
Buno
(hh:mm:ss Z)
Contact Working Area
(fa· W- 72 1A)
Contact Letitute
(DD.MM:SS)
NIS
Contact Longitude
(DD.MMSSJ
EIW
Contact Altitude
(Ex 22000)
Pleas~pt to determine a Lat I Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend
using-a reference the sensor-derived bearing and range relative to the buf/seye you had
in use. If that method is not available, any reasonable derivation of location will work, 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.
Altitude
Constent?
Wind Dir at
Contact Alt
(From)
Was the contact moving?
Wind
Speed
Yes
Direction/Speed
(Ex. 090115)
Please check all that apply:
D
Square. D
Round:
Balloon-shaped
D
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Other Shape D
Wings/Airframe
Apparent Propulsion. □
·D
Moving Parts.
Metallic.
[Z]
D
Translucent: D
Opaque: D
Markings:
Reflective:
[Z]
Please use the field below to describe the contact and any interaction in your own words with as much
detail as possible. Please be sure to include any detail not included in questions above .
..
apparent object also captured with
Appeared quite smal l. Speed appeared to be
and continued in constant direction . Shape
indiscernible but the bottom was refilective .
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it t
(Also in the global). For troubleshooting, call
Thank you for your time. Please ensure all display tapes are ripped for the entire time of interaction and
saved as a .wmv (Example:
Squadron intel personnel shall upload those files
to the repository located at
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Department of the Navy
DUSN (M) DRMD
Authority: FY 24 NDAA, now codified at 44 U.S.C. 2107
Date: 5/19/2026
Released in Part: X

AARO 44 U.S.C. 2107 § 1843(a)(3)
AARO FY2024 NDAA § 1843(a)(l)(C);E.O. 13526, section 1.4(a)
AARO FY2024 NDAA § 1843(a)(l)(C);E.O. 13526, section 1.4(e)