Range Fouler Debrief, Japan, 2023
- Date
- 31 Aug 2020
- Place
- Arabian Gulf
- Record
- Pentagon file
- Assessment
- Not assessed
- Evidence strength
What was reported
Range Fouler Debrief form: the crew saw an initial object fly through the screen, then a second object of the same size and shape but much higher speed overtook it; at one point three objects appeared on screen simultaneously moving amongst each other. Radar type 'Other,' apparent propulsion checked, contact altitude 18,000 ft.
What officials concluded
Unresolved
The file gives no official explanation.
- Agency
- Department of War
- Released in
- 123456
Evidence profile
- No: Visual
- No: Infrared
- No: Radar
- No: Video
- No: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- Yes: Other sensor
- No: Civilian
- Yes: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- No: Sensor operator
- No: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- No: Other
- No: Light only
- No: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- Yes: Other shape
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Why this rating Single sensor, no radar lock ('Radar Equipped: Other'), no stable trackfile confirmed; multiple same-shaped objects at different speeds is consistent with a loose formation of conventional objects (birds, debris, balloons) as much as a coordinated craft group.
As described in the file
- Witnesses
- One aircrew (482nd Attack Squadron)
- Sensors
- Onboard sensor (type not specified)
- Shape
- Same size/shape across objects (unspecified shape)
- Motion
- One object much higher speed than the other(s); moving amongst each other
- Duration
- Not quantified
- Altitude or range
- 18,000 ft
Pentagon files
DOW-UAP-D042, Range Fouler Debrief, Japan, 2023
Open the original on war.gov
What the file claims
- Unverified
An initial tracked object was overtaken by a second object of the same size and shape but much higher speed, and at one point three objects appeared on screen simultaneously.
On the map
27.00° N, 51.50° E, a position at sea, approximate
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