DOW-UAP-D057

Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, September 2020

Declassified Range Fouler Debrief Form with redacted information.

Official description

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 tracking a “round, cold object” over the Gulf of Aden for eight minutes via “black hot” IR sensor, making the UAP appear “bright white.” The report states that the UAP was “traveling 168 degrees at 277 mph” and “made a few abrupt directional changes” during the encounter. 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.

Reproduced verbatim from the releasing agency.

AI summary

This document details a U.S. Navy report of a UAP encounter in the Gulf of Aden on September 4, 2020. The report describes a military operator observing a 'round, cold object' tracked via infrared sensor, noting its speed and intriguing maneuverability. It highlights the nature of standardized military reporting on potential airspace intrusions during training operations.