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DOW-UAP-D42, Range Fouler Debrief, Japan, 2023

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PDF Department of War INCIDENT 8/31/20 · Arabian Gulf

DOW-UAP-D42, Range Fouler Debrief, Japan, 2023

This document is a Range Fouler Debrief Form, 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 an “object fly through the screen.” The observer described a second object surpassing the first, at a higher speed. The report describes a total of three UAP “moving amongst each other.” 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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Department of War
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8/31/20
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Arabian Gulf
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           Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadr! n will be recorded for analysis.

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Date (mmldd,YY)        Time of detection       Day I Ni;:,ht          Side No.          Buno                  Mission Description (GAS, BFM, etc)              LFE?
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  Contact Worl<ing Area            Contact Latitute            N/S    Contact Longitude        EMI       Contact Altitude     Altitude          Wind Dir at         Wind
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Please attempt to determine a Lat I Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend
using JMPS to reference the sensor-derived bearing· and range relative to the bullseye you had                                Was the contact moving?
in use. If that method is not available. any reasonafJ/e derivation of location will worl<, but please

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be as specific as possible and make a note in the comments section. These locations may be
used to cue other means of tracking.                                                                                                  Direction/Speed


                                                               AIM-9x Self-Track:                                               Please check all that apply:
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         Radar Equipped: Other
                                                               A TFL/R Autotrack:
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# of Contacts in "Group":
        Stable Trackfile?:
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                                                                • Tally Achieved: □
                                                                                                                                       Round:
                                                                                                                                       Square: D
                                                                                                                                                D             Moving Parts: D
                                                                                                                                                                  Metallic: D
                                                                                                                               Balloon-shaped: D                 Markings: D
       EA Indications (Check af/ that apply):
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 Saw the initial object fly through the screen and started tracking i . Initial object was surpassed by another
 object of same size and shape but much higher speed. At one p4int during tracking the objects, there were
 three on the screen at the same time moving amongst each other.

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