DOW-UAP-D090: Range Fouler Debrief, Eastern United States, 2019
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In 2019, five personnel aboard a civilian King Air over the Eastern United States reported observing a small object below their aircraft traveling in a straight line opposite their direction at high speed. The primary observer, who reported 28 years of service with the USAF and Navy, tracked the object for approximately 10 to 15 seconds before activating a recorder; when zooming in for resolution, the object's speed carried it out of the field of view and it could not be reacquired. Post-flight analysis of the video suggested the object appeared to be rectangular.
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[page 1] Please do not use the purple "submit" button above. Save and email the complete file manually (see below). # Range Fouler Reporting Form Please complete this form to the best of your ab il ity. 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: <empty> SIPR Email Address: [Redacted] Crew Position: <empty> This information is for contact only. sanitizes all reports of identifying information. Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadron will be recorded for analysis. <i>Date (mm/dd/yy)</i>: [Redacted] <b>Time of detection</b> <i>(hh:mm:ss Z)</i>: <empty> <i>Day / Night</i>: Day <i>Side No.</i>: <empty> <i>Buno</i>: <empty> <i>Mission Description (CAS, BFM, etc)</i>: [Redacted] [Redacted]: [Redacted] # Range Fouler Reporting Form (cont.) Contact Working Area (Ex: W-72 1A): [Redacted] Contact Latitude (DD:MM:SS): [Redacted] N/S: [Redacted] Contact Longitude (DD:MM:SS): [Redacted] E/W: [Redacted] Contact Altitude (Ex: 22000): [Redacted] Altitude Constant?: [Redacted] Wind Dir at Contact Alt (From): [Redacted] Wind Speed: [Redacted] Please attempt to determine a Lat / Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend using [Redacted] 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. Was the contact moving?: Yes Direction/Speed (Ex. 090/15): [Redacted] Please check all that apply: Round:: [ ] Moving Parts:: [ ] Square:: [ ] Metallic:: [ ] Balloon-shaped:: [ ] Markings:: [ ] Wings/Airframe:: [ ] Translucent:: [ ] Other Shape:: [ ] Opaque:: [ ] Apparent Propulsion:: [ ] Reflective:: [ ] # of Contacts in "Group": [Redacted] [Redacted] (Check all that apply): [Redacted] # Range Fouler Reporting 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. Don't use the purple "submit" button! Save this form with filename "Date_Squadron_RF.pdf" and email it to (Also in the global). For troubleshooting, call Thank you for your time. Please ensure all display tapes are ripped for the entire time of interaction and saved as a .wmv (Example: Squadron intel personnel shall upload those files to the repository located at [page 2] I, 2 other crewmembers Navy civilian and USAF Ret, contractor), and 2 pilots were onboard a civilian King Air In between mission sorties, I noticed an object with flight characteristics unlike anything I had seen in my 28 years of performing for the USAF and Navy. A small object was below us and appeared to be traveling in a straight line opposite our direction at high speed. I tracked it for ~10-15 seconds before we turned on the recorder to provide the attached video. When I zoomed in to try and achieve more resolution, the object's speed took out of my FOV and I was unable to reacquire, even at a lower zoom. Upon analysis after the flight, the object appeared to be rectangular. Others with equal or more experience were also unsure as to what this object might be.
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