DOW-UAP-D058

Range Fouler Debrief, NA, October 2020

Declassified Range Fouler Debrief Form with redacted information.

Official description

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. A U.S. military operator reported an encounter with a group of two UAP. The operator described the UAP as “balloon-shaped,” metallic, and reflective, characterizing them as “2x red blinking strobes.” The report states that “one range fouler was circling around the 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.

Reproduced verbatim from the releasing agency.

AI summary

This document is a debrief report detailing a U.S. military operator's encounter with two unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) described as balloon-shaped and metallic, featuring red blinking lights. It provides insight into standardized reporting procedures for unauthorized airspace intrusions and illustrates the subjective nature of such observations within military operations.