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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.
Department of the Navy DUSN (M) DRMD Authority: FY 24 NDAA, now codified at 44 U.S.C. 2107 Date: 5/19/2026 Released in Part: X AARO 44 U.S.C. 2107 § 1843(a)(3) AARO FY2024 NDAA § 1843(a)(l)(C);E.O. 13526, section 1.4(a) AARO FY2024 NDAA § 1843(a)(l)(C);E.O. 13526, section 1.4(e)
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