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

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.

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RELEASE-01-FILE-053-DOW-UAP-D38-RANGE-FOULER-DEBRIEF-MIDDLE-EAST-MAY-2020
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Source reportedObserved

A solid white object flew through the field-of-view and made erratic movements above the water.

While preforming an ISR tasking (UL TN/Black Hot/Lin), a solid w ite 1object flew through the FOV. There was a temporarily lose of the object but re-acquired shortly there after. The crew was able to follow the object as it appeared to make erratic moments above the water.

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The object was temporarily lost but re-acquired shortly thereafter.

There was a temporarily lose of the object but re-acquired shortly there after.

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The crew was able to obtain 4x zoom on the object but lost it due to poor track placement.

During the follow, crew was able to obtain 4x zoom on the object but lost the object due to poor track place ent.

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UAP Sighting

A solid white object was observed making erratic movements above the water.

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