DOW-UAP-D038, Range Fouler Debrief, Middle East, May 2020

Official Conclusion

Unresolved — no determination stated in document

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. 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.

Key Findings

• →A solid white, round-shaped object was observed flying through the sensor field of view during an ISR tasking (ULTN/Black Hot/Lin mode) on the night of May 14, 2020.
• →The object was temporarily lost then re-acquired and appeared to make erratic movements above the water.
• →The crew achieved 4x zoom on the object but ultimately lost it due to poor track placement.
• →The stable trackfile was intermittent, and no radar equipment, AIM-9x self-track, ATFLIR autotrack, or tally was achieved.
• →Contact was recorded at approximately N 49524, E 20000 at an altitude of 20,000 feet, with altitude reported as constant.

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