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DOW-UAP-D58: Range Fouler Debrief, Two UAP Contacts, October 2020
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On October 27, 2020, at 01:12:21 Zulu, an O-3 pilot from 77 EFS filed a Range Fouler Debrief reporting two contacts at 26,000 feet, described as balloon-shaped, metallic, reflective, and visually tallied as "2x red blinking strobes." The target pod showed two IR significant contacts, with one range fouler circling the other, and noise jamming was received, indicated by two chevrons. The operator could not close within 16.9 NM, and "in 1/30th of a second, they were gone."
Contact altitude: 26,000 ftRank O-3, Squadron 77 EFS (name redacted under b)(6))USCENTCOM MOR 26-0038 to MOR 26-0046Ellipsoid or ovalLight or glare
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[page 1] Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison. USCPlease do not use not use the purple Decla Submit button above. Save and email the complete file manually (see below). # Range Fouler Debrief Form Please complete this form to the best of your ability. If you do not 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 response within 5 business days. Last Name, First Name: <empty> Rank: O-3 Squadron: 77 EFS SIPR Email Address: <empty> Crew Position: <empty> This information is for contact only. SPEAR sanitizes all r . ports of identifying information. Absolutely no identifyi ng information for aircrew or squadT< 1n will be recorded for analysis. Date (mm/dd/yy): 10/27/20 Time of detection (hh:mm:ss Z): 01:12:21 Day / Night: Night Side No.: <empty> Buna: <empty> DCA Mission Description (CAS, BFM, etc): <empty> LFE?: No | Contact Wonting Area | Contact Latitute | N/S | Contact Longitude | E,W | |-|-|-|-|-| | (Ex:W-72 1A) | (DD:MM:SS) | | (DD:MM:SS) | | # Range Fouler Debrief Form (cont.) Contact Working Area (Ex: W-72 1A) Contact Latitude (DD:MM:SS) N/S Contact Longitude (DD:MM:SS) EW Please attempt to determine a Lat / 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 work, but please be as specific as possible and make a note in the comments section. These locations may be used to cue other means of tracking. Radar Equipped: Other AIM-9x Self-Track: [ ] Stable Trackfile?: Yes ATFLIR Autotrack: [ ] # of Contacts in "Group": 2 Tally Achieved: [x] EA Indications (Check all that apply): [ ] ECM Arc [ ] Letter Identifier [ ] False Trackfiles [x] Other/ Ambiguous Radar Equipped: Other Stable Trackfile?: Yes # of Contacts in "Group": 2 AIM-9x Self-Track: [ ] ATFLIR Autotrack: [ ] Tally Achieved: [x] EA Indications (Check all that apply): [ ] ECM Arc [ ] Letter Identifier [ ] False Trackfiles [x] Other/Ambiguous Please check all that apply: Round: [ ] Moving Parts: [ ] Square: [ ] Metallic: [x] Balloon-shaped: [x] Markings: [ ] Wings/Airframe: [ ] Translucent: [ ] Other Shape: [x] Opaque: [x] Apparent Propulsion: [ ] Reflective: [x] # Range Fouler Debrief Form (cont.) DCA: No Mission Description (CAS, BFM, etc): <empty> LFE?: <empty> Contact Altitude (Ex: 22000): 26000 Altitude Constant?: No Wind Dir at Contact Alt (From): <empty> Wind Speed: <empty> Was the contact moving?: Yes Direction/Speed (Ex. 090/15): 060/20 Please check all that apply: Round: [ ] Moving Parts: [ ] Square: [ ] Metallic: [x] Balloon-shaped: [x] Markings: [ ] Wings/Airframe: [ ] Translucent: [ ] Other Shape: [x] Opaque: [x] Apparent Propulsion: [ ] Reflective: [x] # Range Fouler Debrief Form (cont.) Please use the field below to describe the contact and any interaction in your own words with as much detail as possible. Please be sure to include any detail not included in questions above. KINGPIN DIRECTED ID OF UNKNOWN CONTACT. 1.4a OBTAINED RADAR LOCK AND TARGET POD VIDEO BUT UNABLE TO GET CLOSER THAN 16.9NM TO GET A BETTER ID. THE TARGET POD SHOWED 2 IR SIGNIFICANT CONTACTS. ONE RANGE FOULER WAS CIRCLING AROUND THE OTHER. IN 1/30TH OF A SECOND, THEY WERE GONE. TALLY ACHIEVED WAS 2X RED BLINKING STROBES AND NOISE JAMMING WAS RECIEVED. NOISE JAMMING WAS INDICATED BY TWO CHEVRONS. FIRST DETECTION OF THE RANGE FOULERS WERE AT B/E ZIM 248/17 1.4a. Don't use the purple "submit" button! Save this form with filename "Date_Squadron_RF.pdf" and email it to <empty> (b)(6) (Also in the global). For troubleshooting, call <empty> (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. SECRET/AN/505N (b)(6) USCENTCOM MOR 26-0038 to MOR 26-0046 Approved for Release to AARO I 03/27/26 000001