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DOW-UAP-D38, Range Fouler Debrief, Middle East, May 2020

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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Agency
Department of War
Incident date
May 14, 2020
Release date
May 8, 2026
Location
Arabian Gulf
Media type
Document
Coordinates
26.7500, 52.0000
Confidence
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