2020 DOW-UAP-D38, Range Fouler Debrief, Middle East, May 2020

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This document is a declassified “Range Fouler Debrie” (likely Debrief) form completed by aircrew to report an unidentified contact encountered during an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission. The form, dated May 14, 2020, was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, Chief of Staff, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), and records a night-time sensor observation of a single object moving erratically above water. The purpose is to document range incursions or anomalies for safety and tracking, with crew identifying information sanitized.

Source: Declassification statement, form header, and instructions in OCR text.

What This Document Contains

• A structured debrief report with fields for date/time, location (approx. 28°31”4”N, 49°52”4”E), altitude (20,000 ft), and contact characteristics, indicating the object was moving, round in shape, and intermittently tracked.

• No identifying data on aircrew or squadron, per standard sanitization instructions: “Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadmn will be recorded for analysis.”

• A narrative describing a solid white object that flew through the sensor field of view, was temporarily lost then re-acquired, and exhibited erratic movements before final loss due to tracking difficulties.

Source: OCR text of filled form fields and narrative section.

Key Observations

• “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.”

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

• “the sensor operator was continuously manipulating the sensor to maintain eyes on th1e object. This is apparent by the waves of the water’ keyFindings: [] tags:

• DOW

• Debrief

• Middle East relatedFiles: [] featured: false heroImage: /pdf-covers/dow-uap-d38-range-fouler-debrief-middle-east-may-2020.png documentType: Debrief region: Middle East decade: 2020s releaseBatch: Release 01 coverImage: /pdf-covers/dow-uap-d38-range-fouler-debrief-middle-east-may-2020.png archiveId: DOW-UAP-D38,_Range_Fouler_Debrief,_Middle_East,_May_2020 warGovUrl: https://www.war.gov/ufo/#DOW-UAP-D38, Range Fouler Debrief Middle East May 2020 officialDescription: ’--- Page 1 --- Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Plea , o , us.~,;t , 13- 02 Range Fouler Debrie Form “submit” button above. Save and email the complete file manually (see below).’ evidenceLevel: Eyewitness Report hasUAPObservation: false mentionsPhysicalEvidence: false mentionsBiological: false ocrQuality: high

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Document Overview

This document is a declassified “Range Fouler Debrie” (likely Debrief) form completed by aircrew to report an unidentified contact encountered during an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission. The form, dated May 14, 2020, was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, Chief of Staff, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), and records a night-time sensor observation of a single object moving erratically above water. The purpose is to document range incursions or anomalies for safety and tracking, with crew identifying information sanitized.

Source: Declassification statement, form header, and instructions in OCR text.

What This Document Contains

• A structured debrief report with fields for date/time, location (approx. 28°31’4”N, 49°52’4”E), altitude (20,000 ft), and contact characteristics, indicating the object was moving, round in shape, and intermittently tracked.
• No identifying data on aircrew or squadron, per standard sanitization instructions: “Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadmn will be recorded for analysis.”
• A narrative describing a solid white object that flew through the sensor field of view, was temporarily lost then re-acquired, and exhibited erratic movements before final loss due to tracking difficulties.

Source: OCR text of filled form fields and narrative section.

Key Observations

• “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.”
• “During the follow, crew was able to obtain 4x zoom on the object but lost the object due to poor track place ent.”
• “the sensor operator was continuously manipulating the sensor to maintain eyes on th1e object. This is apparent by the waves of the water