DOW-UAP-D44, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, October 2020
Department of War · 10/15/20 · Arabian Sea · Document
DOW-UAP-D44, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, October 2020 is indexed as a Department of War record with incident date 10/15/20 and location Arabian Sea. This document is a Range Fouler Reporting 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 observing a round, cold object via infrared sensor, traveling at 319 degrees (northwest) at approximately 20 mph. The report describes the UAP making abrupt directional changes during the event. 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
- The IR sensor was set to black hot an the object in question was a bright white. (b)(6) I. (native PDF text, page 1)
Details
- 2f XtL 2r e and emairffie complete Tile manually Range Fouler Reportin Form {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 n: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)
- You should receive a response within 5 business days. (native PDF text, page 1)
- 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 beanng 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 specfflc as possible and make a note in the comments section. (native PDF text, page 1)
Tags: War Department, Arabian Sea, Radar