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DOW-UAP-D038, Range Fouler Debrief, Middle East, May 2020

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Kind
Document
Agency
Department of War
Incident date
5/14/20
Location
Arabian Gulf
Released
May 8, 2026
Record
DOW-UAP-D038

The file opens on war.gov, the Department of War's PURSUE site.

WHAT THE RECORD SAYS

The government's own description, as released.

This document is a Range Fouler Debrief, a standardized reporting form the U.S. Navy uses to record the circumstances surrounding an unauthorized intrusion into controlled airspace during active military operations or training. These reports contain a narrative description of the observer’s experiences. A U.S. military operator reported observing a “solid white object [fly] through the [field-of-view]. The reporter described the UAP as making erratic [movements] above the water. All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.

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