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Atlantic Ocean

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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2020-01-01 / unresolved

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.

Single contact; darker, maroonish color; approximately 12,15 feet in height; appeared as a large, somewhat deformed balloon; round, square, and balloon-shaped checked; metallic, opaque, and reflective checked; no apparent propulsion; no moving parts; no markings; no wings or airframe; traveled with the wind in a generally southern direction; no maneuvers or change in direction observed; unable to verify balloon classification at merge