DOW-UAP-D56, Range Fouler Debrief, Arabian Sea, August 2020

Agency
Department of War
Release date
2026-05-08
Incident time
8/24/20
Incident location
Arabian Sea
Type
PDF
Redacted
Contains official redactions (not reconstructed)

Summary (AI-generated; the original is authoritative)

This document is a Range Fouler Debrief Form, 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 an encounter with a group of three “unidentified small air contacts” over the North Arabian Sea. The reporter described the UAP as having “wings/airframe” structure, and as initially bearing on a westerly heading. The operator tracked one UAP before losing sight of it behind a cloud. Upon regaining contact, the operator reported observing two additional UAP to the east of the first. The report states that all three objects then “appeared to maintain their relative course, speed, and altitude.”
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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U.S. Department of War — PURSUE program (war.gov/ufo), release_1, 2026-05-08. "DOW-UAP-D56, Range Fouler Debrief, Arabian Sea, August 2020". Transcribed and translated via UFOlens.com. https://www.ufolens.com/lld/doc/dow-uap-d56-range-fouler-debrief-arabian-sea-august-2020 (retrieved via UFOlens)

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  title = {DOW-UAP-D56, Range Fouler Debrief, Arabian Sea, August 2020},
  howpublished = {U.S. Department of War, PURSUE program (war.gov/ufo), release_1; via UFOlens.com},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Public domain (17 U.S.C. \S 105). Transcription/translation: UFOlens.com},
  url = {https://www.ufolens.com/lld/doc/dow-uap-d56-range-fouler-debrief-arabian-sea-august-2020}
}

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