DOW-UAP-D044, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Golfo di Aden, Ottobre 2020

[PAGE 1] Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff. [Header instructions, largely OCR-garbled]: 'Do not use the ... submit button ... Save and email the complete file manually (see below).' 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.' Form fields (contact-only, sanitized per SPEAR policy): Last Name, First Name: [redacted]. Rank: O-2. Squadron: 172 ATKS. SIPR Email Address: [redacted]. Crew Position: Other. '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): 10/15/20. Day/Night: Day. Time of detection (hh:mm:ss Z): 14:18:39. Mission Description (CAS, BFM, etc): ISR. Side No./Buno: [blank]. Contact Working Area (Ex: W-72 1A): [blank/redacted]. Contact Latitude (DD:MM:SS): N [value redacted]. Contact Longitude: E [value redacted]. N/S, E/W indicators present but specific digits not legible/redacted. Contact Altitude (Ex: 22000): [blank in form header, altitude given in narrative as 19,073 ft]. Altitude Constant?: [blank]. Wind Dir at Contact Alt (From): [blank]. 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.' Radar Equipped: [blank]. Stable Trackfile?: [blank]. # of Contacts in "Group": 1. EA Indications (Check all that apply): ECM [unchecked], False/Ambiguous Trackfiles [unchecked], Other/Letter Identifier [unchecked]. AIM-9X Self-Track: [unchecked]. ATFLIR Autotrack: [unchecked]. Tally Achieved: [checked, implied]. Was the contact moving?: Yes. Direction/Speed (Ex. 090/15): 261/30 [approx., partially legible as '261130']. Shape (Please check all that apply): Round: [checked]. 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): 'Contact at 14:18:39Z to 14:19:52Z on 15OCT2020. MGRS location 40Q BD 6[redacted] (estimated lat/long) [FOIA Exemption 1.4a]. While at 19,073 HAT [Height Above Target] over the Gulf of Aden we tracked a round, cold object in IR traveling 319 degrees at 20 mph. It made a few abrupt directional changes during the 1 minute contact. Our sensor was aimed -50 degrees below our altitude with a slant range of 4.06NM and ground range of 4.78KM. The IR sensor was set to black hot and the object in question was a bright white. [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)]' Footer instructions: 'Don't use the purple "submit" button! Save this form with filename "Date_Squadron_RF.pdf" and email it to [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)] (Also in the global). For troubleshooting, call [FOIA Exemption (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 (b)(6)]' USCENTCOM MDR 26-0038 to MDR 26-0046. Approved for Release to AARO. 03/27/26 000001