DOW-UAP-D091, Range Fouler Debrief, Atlantic Ocean, 2020
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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.
Document Highlights
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Short overview
This U.S. Navy Range Fouler Debrief records a 2020 observation over the Atlantic Ocean and accompanies video DOW-UAP-PR116. It documents an operator’s description of an object seen in operational airspace.
Why this is interesting
The report describes an object by color, approximate height, apparent structure, and motion, but not by a confirmed identity. Its account says the object traveled with the wind and did not maneuver or change direction—details useful for comparing the report with the accompanying footage.
Selected passages
- “darker, maroonish color, approximately 12-15 feet in height”
- “travel[ing] with the wind”
- “did not ‘maneuver or change direction’”
- “large, somewhat deformed balloon”
Background
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.