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This is a U.S. Navy Range Fouler Debrief Form, dated 2020 and filed by an O-4 pilot, with a contact located in working area W-72. The pilot reports a small object that kept a constant direction. Its shape could not be made out, but its bottom was reflective, and the metallic and reflective boxes are checked. The Department of the Navy released the form in part on 5/19/2026 under the FY 2024 NDAA, with AARO redactions.
From the source: Release of 2026-07-10 Incident: 2020, Eastern United States. Released with redactions. 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-PR106.” A U.S. military operator reported observing an object, describing it as “quite small” and as “continu[ing] in a constant direction.” The report characterizes the shape of the phenomenon as “indistinguishable,” with a metallic appearance and reflective underside. 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.
Please do not use the purple liE9REif:1:'~IQFQRtl "submit" button above. Save and email the complete file manually Range Fouler Debrief Form (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. Last Name, First Name Rank SIPR Email Address Crew Position 0-4 Pilot This information is for contact only. -sanitizes all reports of identifying information. Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadron will be recorded for analysis. Day Date (mmlddlyy) Time of detection Day I Night Side No. Buno (hh:mm:ss Z) Squadron Contact Working Area Contact Letitute NIS Contact Longitude EIW Contact Altitude Altitude Wind Dir at Wind (fa· W- 72 1A) (DD.MM:SS) (DD.MMSSJ (Ex 22000) Constent? Contact Alt Speed (From) Pleas~pt to determine a Lat I Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend using-a reference the sensor-derived bearing and range relative to the buf/seye you had Was the contact moving? Yes 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 Direction/Speed used to cue other means of tracking. (Ex. 090115) Please check all that apply: Round: D Moving Parts.·D Square. D Metallic. [Z] Balloon-shaped D Markings: D Wings/Airframe :0 Translucent: D Other Shape D Opaque: D Apparent Propulsion.□ Reflective: [Z] 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 . .. apparent object also captured with Appeared quite smal l. Speed appeared to be and continued in constant direction . Shape indiscernible but the bottom was refilective . Don't use the purple "submit" button! Save this form with filename "Date_Squadron_RF.pdf" and email it t (Also in the global). For troubleshooting, call Thank you for your time. Please ensure all display tapes are ripped for the entire time of interaction and saved as a .wmv (Example: Squadron intel personnel shall upload those files to the repository located at liE9REif1'1'rn~F@RP4
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