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

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DoD
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military
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PDF
Event Date
8/24/20
Released
2026-05-08
Size
1.8 MB
Location
Arabian Sea
Status
REDACTED

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.

Anomalousness Index: 53/100

Evidentiary weight that this encounter remains unexplained after conventional analysis. Not a probability of extraterrestrial origin.

🤖 AI-ASSISTED SCORING · methodology

sensor quality (eyewitness_only) 30 × 0.25 = 7.5
witness credibility (military_personnel) 80 × 0.2 = 16.0
corroboration (single_witness_instrument) 60 × 0.2 = 12.0
kinematic anomaly (no_kinematic_data) 30 × 0.15 = 4.5
mundane explanation available (weak_mundane_candidate) 70 × 0.1 = 7.0
official disposition (unresolved_no_review) 60 × 0.1 = 6.0

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Verification

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Source: https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/dow-uap-d56-range-fouler-debrief-arabian-sea-august-2020.pdf