DOW-UAP-D38: Range Fouler Debrief, Persian Gulf, 14 May 2020

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Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff

# Range Fouler Debrie Form

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"submit" button above. Save and
email the complete file manually
(see below).

Please complete this form to the best of your ability. If you do 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 respons within 5 business days.

Last Name, First Name: <empty>
Rank: <empty>
Squadron: <empty>
SIPR Email Address: <empty>
Crew Position: <empty>

This information is for contact only. SPEAR sanitizes all r ports of identifying information. Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadmn will be recorded for analysis.

Date (mm/dd/yy): 05/14/20
Time of detection (hh:mm:ss Z): 20:40:00
Day / Night: Night
Side No.: <empty>
Buno: <empty>
Mission Description (CAS, BFM, etc): ISR
LFE?: <empty>

Date (mm/dd/yy): 05/14/20
Time of detection (hh:mm:ss Z): 20:40:00
Day / Night: Night
Side No.: <empty>
Buno: <empty>

Contact Working Area (Ex: W-72 1A): 28314
Contact Latitute (DD:MM:SS): 28314
N/S: N
Contact Longitude (DD:MM:SS): 49524
E/W: E

# Range Fouler Debrie Form (cont.)

Please attempt to determine aLat I Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend using JMPS to reference the sensor-derived bearing and range relative to the bullseye you had in use. If that method is not available, any reasonable derivation of location will worl<, but please beasspecificaspossible and make a notein the comments section. These locations may be usedto cue other means of tracking.

Radar Equipped: <empty>
AIM-9x Self-Track: [ ]
Stable Trackfile?: Intermittent
ATFLIR Autotrack: [ ]
# of Contacts in "Group": 1
Tally Achieved: [ ]

EA Indications (Check all that apply):
[ ] ECM Arc
[ ] Letter Identifier
[ ] False Trackfiles
[ ] Other/Ambiguous

20000 Yes

Contact Altitude (Ex: 22000)
Altitude Constant?
Wind Dir at Contact Alt (From)
Wind Speed

Was the contact moving? Yes

Direction/Speed (Ex. 090/15)

Please check all that apply:

Round: [x]
Moving Parts: [ ]

Square: [ ]
Metallic: [ ]

Balloon-shaped: [ ]
Markings: [ ]

Wings/Airframe: [ ]
Translucent: [ ]

Other Shape: [ ]
Opaque: [ ]

Apparent Propulsion: [ ]
Reflective: [ ]

# Range Fouler Debrie Form (cont.)

Please use the field below to describe the contact and any interi actionin your own words with asmuch detailaspossible. Please be sure to include any detail not incl ded in questions above.

While preforming an ISR tasking (ULTN/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. While following, the sensor operator was continuously manipulating the sensor to maintain eyes on th 1e object. This is apparent by the waves of the water in the background being visible and not being visible.

# Range Fouler Debrie Form (cont.)

Don't use the purple "submit" button! Save this form with filename "Date_Squadron_RF.pdf" and email it to 3.5c, (b)(6) (Also in the global). For troubleshooting, call 3.5c, (b)(6)

Thank you for your time. Please ensure all display tapes are ripped for the entire time of interaction and saved as a .wmv (Example: 4 May VFA-106 HUD.wmv). Squadron intel personnel shall upload those files to the repository located at this link.

3.5c, (b)(6)
USCENTCOM MDR 26-0019

Approved for Release to AARO
01/26/26 001