DISCLOSURE / FILE
Three Small Contacts Over North Arabian Sea
A Navy Range Fouler Debrief Form documenting an aircrew sighting of three unidentified small air contacts with wing/airframe structures over the North Arabian Sea on August 24, 2020.
DISCLOSURE / FILE
A Navy Range Fouler Debrief Form documenting an aircrew sighting of three unidentified small air contacts with wing/airframe structures over the North Arabian Sea on August 24, 2020.
DOW-UAP-D56, Range Fouler Debrief, Arabian Sea, August 2020
A Navy Range Fouler Debrief Form documenting an aircrew sighting of three unidentified small air contacts with wing/airframe structures over the North Arabian Sea on August 24, 2020.
On 08/24/20 at 00:04:30Z, an O-3 pilot from HSM-73 flying Side 705 (BuNo 168122) on a Surface Surveillance Coordination mission filed a Range Fouler Debrief reporting three possible unidentified small air contacts in working area 21440 at 22,000 ft. The reporter logged negative ES, radar, and IFF tracks, described the objects as round with wings/airframe on an apparent westerly heading at 270 degrees, and lost the first contact behind a cloud before reacquiring it alongside two additional contacts to the east. All three then appeared to maintain their relative course, speed, and altitude. The form is part of USCENTCOM MDR 26-0038 to 26-0046, approved for release 03/27/26.
observed 3x possible unidentified small air contactp.1
while conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea. Negative ES, radar track, and IFF track.p.1
Initially observed 1x unknown air contact and tracked It before losing sight as 1t went 9ehInd a cloud.p.1
When contact on the unknown air contact was regained , 2x additional unknown air co rytacts were seen due east of the location of the initial contact.p.1
All 3x unknown air contacts appeared to maintain their relative course, speed, and altitude.p.1
SPEAR sanitizes all reports of identifying information.p.1
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Deel d 11 ,1son u.. purple S&Sli&i!lllll lfUI Deel; ,Ge. ve and F manually R F I D b · ange OU er e ne orm (see below). Please complete this form to the best of your ability. If you do have the requested informafion, L 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 Rank Squadron S/PR Email Address Crew Position Pilot This information is for contact only. SPEAR sanitizes all reports of identifying information. 0-3 IHSM-73 Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadrJn will be recorded for analysis. 08/24/20 00:04:30 Night 705 168122 SSC No Date (mmlddlyy) Time of detection Day I Night Side No. Buno Mission Description (CAS, BFM. etc) LFE? (hh:mm:ss Z) 21440 21440 1.4a Yes 310 5 Contact Working Area Contact Latitute N/S Contact Longitude Contact Aftitude Altitude WtndDir at Wind (Ex: W-72 1A) (0D:MM:SS) (DD.MM:SS) ( ' · : 22000) Constant? Contact An Speed Please attempt to determine a Lat I Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend μsing JMPS to reference the sensor-derived bearing and range relative to the bullseye yo u had in use. If that method is not available, any reasonable derivation of location will wolk, but please be as specnic as possible and make a note in the comments section. The.se locations may be used to cue other means of tracking. Radar Equipped: Other AIM-9x Self-Track: □ Stable Trackfile?: No A TFLIR Autotrack: □ # of Contacts in "Group": 3 Tally Achieved: □ EA Indications (Check all that apply): □ □ □ □ ECM Letter False Other/ Identifier Trackfiles Ambiguous Art' (From) Was the contact moving? Yes Direction/Speed 2?0/UNK (Ex. 090/15) Please check all that apply: Round: [Z] Moving Parts: 0 SQuare: D Metallic: 0 Bafloon-shapeq: D Markings: D Wings/A irframe: [Z] Translucen t: 0 Other Shape:O Opaque: O Apparent Propuls io n:□ Reflective! 0 Please use the field below to describe the contact and any inte action in your own words with as much detail as possible. Please be sure to include any detail not inclilided in questions above. J 1.4a !observed 3x possible unidentified small air contact I while conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea. Negative ES, radar track, and IFF track. Distf nce to contact was unknown . Speed of contact was unknown. Precise course of contact was unknown, but appeared to be on a westerly heading . No interact~on took place betwee~I 1.4a . la~d the ~nknowp ai_r contacts. Initially observed 1x unknown air contact and tracked It before losing sight as 1t went 9ehInd a cloud. When contact on the unknown air contact was regained , 2x additional unknown air co rytacts were seen due east of the location of the initial contact. All 3x unknown air contacts appeared to maintain their relative course, speed, and altitude. I Don't use the purple "submit" button! Save this form with filename "Date_Squadron_RF.pdf' and email it t~ 1•>1•> J (Also in the global)j For troubleshooting, cal~ 1 •>1•> I Thank you for your time. Please ensure all display tapes are ripAed 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. I IIIRl ■ :1112 5771 I I I (b)(6) USCENTCOM MOR 26-0038 to 26-0046 Approved for Release to MR9 03/27126 000001
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Deel d 11 ,1son u.. purple S&Sli&i!lllll lfUI Deel; ,Ge. ve and F manually R F I D b · ange OU er e ne orm (see below). Please complete this form to the best of your ability. If you do have the requested informafion, L 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 Rank Squadron S/PR Email Address Crew Position Pilot This information is for contact only. SPEAR sanitizes all reports of identifying information. 0-3 IHSM-73 Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadrJn will be recorded for analysis. 08/24/20 00:04:30 Night 705 168122 SSC No Date (mmlddlyy) Time of detection Day I Night Side No. Buno Mission Description (CAS, BFM. etc) LFE? (hh:mm:ss Z) 21440 21440 1.4a Yes 310 5 Contact Working Area Contact Latitute N/S Contact Longitude Contact Aftitude Altitude WtndDir at Wind (Ex: W-72 1A) (0D:MM:SS) (DD.MM:SS) ( ' · : 22000) Constant? Contact An Speed Please attempt to determine a Lat I Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend μsing JMPS to reference the sensor-derived bearing and range relative to the bullseye yo u had in use. If that method is not available, any reasonable derivation of location will wolk, but please be as specnic as possible and make a note in the comments section. The.se locations may be used to cue other means of tracking. Radar Equipped: Other AIM-9x Self-Track: □ Stable Trackfile?: No A TFLIR Autotrack: □ # of Contacts in "Group": 3 Tally Achieved: □ EA Indications (Check all that apply): □ □ □ □ ECM Letter False Other/ Identifier Trackfiles Ambiguous Art' (From) Was the contact moving? Yes Direction/Speed 2?0/UNK (Ex. 090/15) Please check all that apply: Round: [Z] Moving Parts: 0 SQuare: D Metallic: 0 Bafloon-shapeq: D Markings: D Wings/A irframe: [Z] Translucen t: 0 Other Shape:O Opaque: O Apparent Propuls io n:□ Reflective! 0 Please use the field below to describe the contact and any inte action in your own words with as much detail as possible. Please be sure to include any detail not inclilided in questions above. J 1.4a !observed 3x possible unidentified small air contact I while conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea. Negative ES, radar track, and IFF track. Distf nce to contact was unknown . Speed of contact was unknown. Precise course of contact was unknown, but appeared to be on a westerly heading . No interact~on took place betwee~I 1.4a . la~d the ~nknowp ai_r contacts. Initially observed 1x unknown air contact and tracked It before losing sight as 1t went 9ehInd a cloud. When contact on the unknown air contact was regained , 2x additional unknown air co rytacts were seen due east of the location of the initial contact. All 3x unknown air contacts appeared to maintain their relative course, speed, and altitude. I Don't use the purple "submit" button! Save this form with filename "Date_Squadron_RF.pdf' and email it t~ 1•>1•> J (Also in the global)j For troubleshooting, cal~ 1 •>1•> I Thank you for your time. Please ensure all display tapes are ripAed 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. I IIIRl ■ :1112 5771 I I I (b)(6) USCENTCOM MOR 26-0038 to 26-0046 Approved for Release to MR9 03/27126 000001