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DOW-UAP-D091: Range Fouler Debrief, Atlantic Ocean, 2020

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A U.S. Navy O-3 Weapons Systems Officer filed a Range Fouler Debrief with the Department of War recording an encounter over the Atlantic Ocean at dusk in 2020. The observer described a single contact as "a darker, maroonish color, approximately 12-15ft in height," appearing as "a large, somewhat deformed balloon" that "traveled with the wind" in a generally southern direction with no maneuvers or change in direction. The crew passed the object at the merge, could not verify the balloon characterization, and returned to the ship. The date, location, and several narrative passages are redacted.

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# Range Fouler Debrief Form

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Last Name, First Name: <empty>
Rank: O-3
Squadron: <empty>
SIPR Email Address: <empty>
Crew Position: WSO

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Date (mm/dd/yy): [Redacted]
Time of detection (hh:mm:ss Z): [Redacted]
Day / Night: Dusk

Side No. Buno Mission Description (CAS, BFM, etc) [Redacted]

# Range Fouler Debrief Form (cont.)

Contact Working Area (Ex: W-72 1A): <empty>
Contact Latitude (DD:MM:SS): <empty>
N/S: <empty>
Contact Longitude (DD:MM:SS): <empty>
E/W: <empty>
Contact Altitude (Ex: 22000): <empty>
Altitude Constant?: <empty>
Wind Dir at Contact Alt (From): <empty>
Wind Speed: <empty>

Please attempt to determine a Lat/Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend using 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.

# Range Fouler Debrief Form (cont.)

Was the contact moving? Yes
Direction/Speed
(Ex. 090/15)

<i># of Contacts in "Group": 1</i>
[ ] <i>Check all that apply):</i>
[Redacted]

Please check all that apply:
Round: [x]
Square: [x]
Balloon-shaped: [x]
Wings/Airframe: [ ]
Other Shape: [x]
Apparent Propulsion: [ ]
Moving Parts: [ ]
Metallic: [x]
Markings: [ ]
Translucent: [ ]
Opaque: [x]
Reflective: [x]

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.

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[Redacted] we were operating in the [Redacted] airspace, when [Redacted]
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it traveled with the wind, the closer we came to it. It was hard to assess the true direction of travel, but it was generally in a southern direction.

We noted no maneuvers or change in direction from the object he object itself was a darker, maroonish color , approximately 12-lSft in height. Structurally, it appeared as a large, somewhat deformed balloon, but we were unable to verify that as we passed at the merge. We then proceeded back to the ship, landing uneventfully.

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