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DOW-UAP-D42, RANGE FOULER DEBRIEF, JAPAN, AUGUST 2020

A range fouler debrief form completed by a 482 ATKS pilot detailing an encounter with multiple high-speed objects. The incident occurred at 18,000 feet during dusk hours. Identifying information has been sanitized for analysis purposes.

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2020-08-31
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This is a Range Fouler Debrief Form completed by a pilot from the 482 ATKS regarding an encounter on August 31, 2020, involving multiple objects moving at high speeds.

Range Fouler Debrief Form

Please complete this form to the best of your ability. If you do not have the requested information, 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: O-2
Squadron: 482 ATKS
SIPR Email Address
Crew Position: Pilot

This information is for contact only. SPEAR sanitizes all reports of identifying information. Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadron will be recorded for analysis.

08/31/20
Date (mm/dd/yy)
Dusk
Day / Night
ISR
Mission Description (CAS, BFM, etc)
No
LFE?

Contact Working Area: [REDACTED]
Contact Altitude: 18000
Altitude Constant?: Yes
Was the contact moving?: Yes
Direction/Speed: 150/230

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

Radar Equipped: Other
Stable Trackfile?: 
# of Contacts in "Group": 
EA Indications (Check all that apply): ECM Arc, Letter Identifier, False Trackfiles, Other/Ambiguous

AIM-9x Self-Track: 
ATFLIR Autotrack: 
Tally Achieved: 

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

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.
MGRS Grid of initial contact: 39RWL2[REDACTED]

Saw the initial object fly through the screen and started tracking it. Initial object was surpassed by another object of same size and shape but much higher speed. At one point during tracking the objects, there were three on the screen at the same time moving amongst each other.

Don't use the purple "submit" button! Save this form with filename "Date_Squadron_RF.pdf" and email it to [REDACTED] (Also in the global). For troubleshooting, call [REDACTED].

Thank you for your time. Please ensure all display tapes are ripped 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.
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