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DOW-UAP-D44, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, October 2020

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PDF Department of War INCIDENT 10/15/20 · Arabian Sea

DOW-UAP-D44, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, October 2020

This document is a Range Fouler Reporting 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 a “round, cold object” via infrared sensor, traveling at 319 degrees (northwest) at approximately 20 mph. The report describes the UAP making “abrupt directional changes” during the event. 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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10/15/20
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Arabian Sea
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Please complete this form to the best of your ability. If you do n:ot 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 N!tme, First Name                       Rank                  Squadron                      SIPR E:mail Address                    Crew Position

                                                       0-2             1172 ATKS                                                                  Other
             This information is for contact only. SPEAR san itizes all r .ports of identifying information.
             Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadr::n will be recorded for analysis.

10/15/20               14:18:39                Day                                                          ISR
Date (mmlddlyy)         Time of detection      Day I Night               Side No.        Buno               MissionDescription (CAS, BFM. etc)                 LFE?
                          (hh:mm:ss Z)


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     Contact Wot1<ing Area          Contact Latltute         N/S        Contact Longitude       EIW     Contact Altitude     Altitude           W'indDlrat          Wind
     (Ex: W-72 1A)                  (DD:MM:SS)                          (DD:MM:SS)                      (Ex: 22000)          Constant?          Contact Alt         Speed
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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 beanng 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 worl<, but please
be as specfflc as possible and make a note in the comments section. These locations may be
                                                                                                                                     Direction/Speed
used to cue other means of tracking.                                                                                                                            261130

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           Radar Equipped:                                     AIM-9x Self-Track:                                              Please check all that apply:
                                                             A TFLIR Autotrack:                                                                 IZ]           Moving Parts:    D
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           Stable Trackfile?:                                                                                                         Round:

# of Contacts in "Group':· 1                                          Tally Achieved:
                                                                                                                                      Square:   D                 Metallic:    D
                                                                                                                              Balloon-shaped:   D                Marlcings:    D
        □ □ □ □
          EA Indications (Check all that apply):
                                                                                                                               Wings/Ai1frame:-O               Translucent:-   D
         £CM
         Arc
                      Letter
                    Identifier
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                                 Trac:kfiles
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                                               Ambiguous
                                                                                                                                  Other Shape:O
                                                                                                                           Apparent Propulsion: □                 Opaque:O
                                                                                                                                                                Reflective:    D
      Please use the field below to describe the contact and any inte'laction in your own words with as much
      detail as possible. Please be sure to include any detail not included in questions above.
 Contact at 14:18:392 to 14:19:522 on 15OCT2020. MGRS locat\on 400 8D 6�1� (estimated
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                                             While at 19,073 HAT o'1,er the Gulf of Aden we tracked a round,
 cold object in IR traveling 3,19 degrees at 20 mph. It made a fewiabrupt directional changes during the 1
 minute contact. Our sensor was aimed -50 degrees below our altitude with a slant range of 4.06NM and
 ground range of 4.78KM. The IR sensor was set to black hot an the object in question was a bright white.

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