DOW-UAP-D038, Range Fouler Debrief, Naher Osten, Mai 2020

[PAGE 1] Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff. [Header, partially illegible]: '...13-02 Range Fouler Debrief Form.' Instructions: '"submit" button above. Save and email the complete 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.' Form fields (contact-only, sanitized of identifying info per SPEAR policy): Last Name, First Name, Rank, Squadron, SIPR Email Address, Crew Position - 'This information is for contact only. SPEAR sanitizes all reports of identifying information. Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadron will be recorded for analysis.' Date (mm/dd/yy): 05/14/20. Day/Night: Night. Time of detection (hh:mm:ss Z): 20:40:00. Contact Working Area (Ex: W-72 1A): 28314. Mission Description (GAS, BFM, etc): ISR. Side No./Buno: [blank]. Contact Latitude (DD:MM:SS): 28314 [appears to reuse working-area value; likely N, exact DMS not legible]. Contact Longitude: E 20000 [likely a partial/masked coordinate]. Contact Altitude: 22000 (Altitude DD:MM:SS field). EM: [blank]. Constant?: Yes. Wind Dir at Contact Alt (From): N/S [unclear]. LFE?: [blank]. Wind Speed: [blank]. 'Please attempt to determine a Lat/Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend using JMPS 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.' Was the contact moving?: Yes. Radar Equipped: [blank]. Stable Trackfile?: [blank]. Intermittent Trackfiles: [checked]. # of Contacts in "Group": 1. EA Indications (Check all that apply): ECM [unchecked], False/Ambiguous [unchecked], Other/Letter Identifier [unchecked]. AIM-9X Self-Track: [unchecked]. ATFLIR Autotrack: [unchecked]. Tally Achieved: [checked, implied]. Direction/Speed (Ex. 090/15): [blank]. Shape (Please check all that apply): Round: [checked - marked with symbol]. Square: [unchecked]. Balloon-shaped: [unchecked]. Wings/Airframe: [unchecked]. Other Shape: [unchecked]. Apparent Propulsion: [unchecked]. Moving Parts: [unchecked]. Metallic: [unchecked]. Markings: [unchecked]. Translucent: [unchecked]. Opaque: [unchecked]. Reflective: [unchecked]. Narrative (free-text description): 'While performing an ISR tasking (ULTN/Black Hot/Lin), a solid white object flew through the FOV. There was a temporary loss of the object but re-acquired shortly thereafter. The crew was able to follow the object as it appeared to make erratic movements above the water. During the follow, crew was able to obtain 4x zoom on the object but lost the object due to poor track placement. While following, the sensor operator was continuously manipulating the sensor to maintain eyes on the object. This is apparent by the waves of the water in the background being visible and not being visible.' Footer instructions: 'Don't use the purple "submit" button! Save this form with filename "Date_Squadron_RF.pdf" and email it to [FOIA Exemption 3.5c, (b)(6)] (Also in the global). For troubleshooting, call [FOIA Exemption 3.5c, (b)(6)]. Thank you for your time. Please ensure all display tapes are ripped 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. [FOIA Exemption 3.5c, (b)(6)]' USCENTCOM MDR 26-0019. Approved for Release to AARO. 01/26/26 001