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This U.S. Department of War release, dated 2020, is a completed Range Fouler Debrief Form from a naval aircrew encounter over the Atlantic Ocean. The standard reporting template asks for contact location, altitude, shape and appearance. In it, a weapons systems officer checked round, square, balloon-shaped, metallic, opaque and reflective. The partly redacted narrative describes a darker, maroonish object about 12 to 15 feet tall that looked like a large, somewhat deformed balloon. The crew then returned to the ship and landed without incident.
From the source: Release of 2026-07-10 Incident: 2020, Atlantic Ocean. 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-PR116.” A U.S. military operator reported observing an object, describing the phenomenon as “darker, maroonish color, approximately 12-15 feet in height.” The report describes the phenomenon “travel[ing] with the wind” and noted that it did not “maneuver or change direction.” It also describes the phenomenon as appearing as a “large, somewhat deformed balloon.” 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 111 n ■ , 111 FI Al I "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 with in 5 business days. Last Name, First Name Rank Squadron SIPR Email Address Crew Position 0-3 wso 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. Dusk Date (mmldd/yy) Time of detection Day I Night (hh:mm:ss Z) Contact Working Area Contact Latitute N/S Contact Longitude EIW Contact Altitude Altitude Wind Dir at Wind (Ex: W-72 1A) (DD:MM:SS) (DD:MM.-SS) (Ex: 22000) Constant? Contact Alt Speed (From) Please attempt to determine a Lat I Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend using - to reference the sensor-derived bearing and range relative to the bullseye 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: [Z] Moving Parts: D Square.· [Z] Metallic: [Z] Balloon-shaped: [Z] Markings: D Wings/Airframe: D Translucent: D Other Shape ·[Z] Opaque: [Z] 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. - - /so in the global). For troubleshooting, call Thank you for your time. Please ensure all dis es are ripped for the entire time of interaction and saved as a .wmv (Example: . Squadron intel personnel shall upload those files to the re osito located at SF?REilft 1?52211
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