DOW-UAP-D38, Range Fouler Debrief, Middle East, May 2020

Department of War · 5/14/20 · Persian Gulf · Document

DOW-UAP-D38, Range Fouler Debrief, Middle East, May 2020 is indexed as a Department of War record with incident date 5/14/20 and location Persian Gulf. 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.

Notable / anomalous element

• There was a temporarily lose of the object but re-acquired shortly there after. (native PDF text, page 1)
• The crew was able to follow the object as it appeared to make erratic moments above the water. (native PDF text, page 1)
• During the follow, crew was able to obtain 4x zoom on the object but lost the object due to poor track place ent. (native PDF text, page 1)
• While preforming an ISR tasking (UL TN/Black Hot/Lin), a solid w ite 1object flew through the FOV. (native PDF text, page 1)

Details

• Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Plea, o, us,;t, 1302 "submit" button above. (native PDF text, page 1)
• Save and Range Fouler Debrie Form email the complete file manually (see below). (native PDF text, page 1)
• Please complete this form to the best of your ability. (native PDF text, page 1)
• If you do ot have the requested information, please leave the field blank. (native PDF text, page 1)
• If there was more than one "group " please report each on a separate form for data collection purposes. (native PDF text, page 1)
• Contact Alt Speed (From) Please attempt to determine a Lat I Long for the contact at initial detection. (native PDF text, page 1)
• We recommend using JMPS to reference the sensor-derived bearing and range relative to the bullseye you had Was the contact moving? (native PDF text, page 1)
• 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. (native PDF text, page 1)

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