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Range Fouler Debrief, Eastern United States, 2019

File

DOW-UAP-D090

Type

Document, 2 pages

Agency

Department of War

Date

2019

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-PR112.”

Five U.S. military-affiliated personnel reported observing an object “with flight characteristics unlike anything [the observer] had seen in 28 years [of service] for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. The report characterizes the phenomenon as “small” and “travelling in a straight line opposite [the platform’s] direction at high speed.” The reporter added that, “others with equal or more experience were also unsure as to what the object might be.”

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 Reporting Form
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Rank
Last Name, First Name
SIPR Email Address
Crew Position
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Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadron will be recorded for analysis.
Day
Date (mmldd/yy)
Time of detection
(hh:mm:ss Z)
Contact Working Area
(Ex: W-72 1A)
Side No.
Day I Night
Contact Latitute
(DD:MM:SS)
NIS
Buno
Contact Longitude
(DD:MM:SS)
Mission Description (CAS, BFM, etc)
E/W
Contact Altitude
(Ex: 22000)
Please attempt to determine a Lat I Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend
using 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 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
Constant?
Wind Dir at
Contact Alt
(From)
Was the contact moving?
Wind
Speed
Yes
Direction/Speed
(Ex. 090/1 5)
Please check all that apply:
D
Square: D
Balloon-shaped: D
Wings/Airframe .- D
Round:
Other Shape.- O
Apparent Propulsion .- □
D
Metallic: D
Markings: D
Translucent.- D
Moving Parts.-
Opaque: O
Reflective.-
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In between mission sorties, I noticed an object with flight
for the USAF and
characteristics unlike anything I had seen in my 28 years of performing
Navy. A small object was below us and appeared to be traveling in a straight line opposite our direction
at high speed . I tracked it for ~10-15 seconds before we turned on the recorder to provide the attached
video. When I zoomed in to try and achieve more resolution, the object's speed took out of my FOV and
I was unable to reacquire, even at a lower zoom . Upon analysis after the flight, the object appeared to
be rectangular. Others with equal or more experience were also unsure as to what this object might be.