DOW-UAP-D090, Range Fouler Debrief, Eastern United States, 2019
Official 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.
✦ AI summary
This 2-page document is a completed U.S. military "Range Fouler Reporting Form" (Eastern U.S., 2019) used to document unidentified aerial phenomena encountered during flight operations. Page 1 contains the blank template instructions and fields: aircrew name/rank/email (sanitized before analysis), squadron and mission details, date, detection time, day/night, working area, contact latitude/longitude, altitude, wind data, and checkboxes for object shape, markings, and surface properties. Page 2 contains the narrative account: an experienced aircrew member (28 years performing for USAF and Navy) reports noticing, between mission sorties, an object with flight characteristics unlike anything previously observed. A small object below the aircraft appeared to travel in a straight line opposite the aircraft's direction at high speed. The observer tracked it for about 10-15 seconds before activating a recorder to capture video; when zooming in for more resolution, the object's speed carried it out of the camera's field of view and it could not be reacquired even at lower zoom. Post-flight analysis suggested the object appeared rectangular in shape. Other experienced crew members who reviewed the encounter were also unable to identify the object.
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[PAGE 1] Please do not use the purple [FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY marking] "submit" button above. Save and email the complete file manually. Range Fouler Reporting Form 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. Fields: Last Name, First Name / Rank / SIPR Email Address / Crew Position -- This information is for contact only. [Reporting authority] sanitizes all reports of identifying information. Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadron will be recorded for analysis. Day / Date (mm/dd/yy) / Time of detection (hh:mm:ss Z) / Day / Night / Side No. / Buno / Mission Description (CAS, BFM, etc) / Contact Working Area / Contact Latitude N/S (DD:MM:SS) / Contact Longitude E/W (DD:MM:SS) / Contact Altitude (Ex: 22000) / Altitude Constant? / Wind Dir at Contact Alt / Wind Speed (From) (Ex: 090/15) Please attempt to determine a Lat/Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend using [a reference point] 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 -- Direction/Speed (Ex. 090/15) Please check all that apply: Shape: [ ] Round [ ] Square [ ] Balloon-shaped [ ] Other Shape Markings: [ ] Moving Parts [ ] Metallic [ ] Wings/Airframe Surface: [ ] Translucent [ ] Opaque [ ] Apparent Propulsion [ ] Reflective 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. Don't use the purple "submit" button! Save this form with filename "Date_Squadron_RF.pdf" and email it to [redacted] (Also in the global [address book]). For troubleshooting, call [redacted]. Thank you for your time. Please ensure all display tapes are ripped for the entire time of interaction and saved as a .wmv (Example: [filename redacted]). Squadron intel personnel shall upload those files to the repository located at [redacted -- FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY marking]. [PAGE 2] [FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY marking], page 2 [Free-text account, in the reporting aircrew member's own words]: "In between mission sorties, I noticed an object with flight characteristics unlike anything I had seen in my 28 years of performing for the USAF and 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 [it] 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."
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Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo
