DOW-UAP-D091, Range Fouler Debrief, Atlantic Ocean, 2020
This file is a completed U.S. Navy Range Fouler Debrief form — a standardized reporting instrument used to record unauthorized intrusions into controlled airspace during active military operations or training. According to the releasing agency, the report captures a U.S. military operator's account of observing an object over the Atlantic Ocean in 2020. The reporter (a Weapons Systems Officer, rank O-3) described the object as a 'darker, maroonish color, approximately 12-15 feet in height' that structurally appeared as a 'large, somewhat deformed balloon.' The report notes the object 'travel[ed] with the wind' and did not 'maneuver or change direction.' The aircrew subsequently proceeded back to the ship and landed uneventfully. The debrief form captures checkbox attributes (shape, translucency, propulsion, markings) and location fields, though much of the identifying and location detail is redacted. The Department of War notes all descriptive language reflects the reporter's subjective interpretation and should not be read as conclusive about intrinsic object features. This report accompanies the video titled DOW-UAP-PR116.
Description
A U.S. Navy Range Fouler Debrief form documenting a military operator's report of an unidentified object over the Atlantic Ocean in 2020, describing a maroonish, balloon-shaped phenomenon. Released by the U.S. Department of War in 2026 as part of a batch of UAP records; the file is redacted and paired with video DOW-UAP-PR116.
Claims
A U.S. military operator observed an object over the Atlantic Ocean described as a darker, maroonish color, approximately 12-15 feet in height.
70%The object structurally appeared as a large, somewhat deformed balloon.
70%The object traveled with the wind and did not maneuver or change direction.
65%The observer was a Weapons Systems Officer holding rank O-3.
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Events
Dec 31, 2019
Atlantic Ocean UAP observation
A U.S. military operator observed a maroonish, balloon-shaped object approximately 12-15 feet in height over the Atlantic Ocean that traveled with the wind and did not maneuver.
Jul 9, 2026
Department of War UAP release (Release 4)
The debrief form was publicly released as part of a batch of UAP records.
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111 n ■, 111 FI Al I Range Fouler Debrief Form Please do not use the purple "submit" button above. Save and email the complete file manually (see below). 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 with in 5 business days. Rank Last Name, First Name Squadron SIPR Email Address Crew Position wso 0-3 This information is for contact only. sanitizes all reports of identifying information . Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadron will be recorded for analysis. Dusk Date (mmldd/yy) Time of detection (hh:mm:ss Z) Contact Working Area (Ex: W-72 1A) Day I Night Contact Latitute (DD:MM:SS) N/S Contact Longitude (DD:MM.-SS) EIW Contact Altitude (Ex: 22000) Please attempt to determine a Lat I Long for the contact at initial detection. We recommend to reference the sensor-derived bearing and range relative to the bullseye you had using 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. Altitude Constant? Wind Dir at Contact Alt (From) Was the contact moving? Wind Speed Yes Direction/Speed (Ex. 090115) Please check all that apply: Round: [Z] Square.· [Z] Moving Parts: Metallic: [Z] Balloon-shaped: [Z] Markings: D Translucent: Wings/Airframe: D D D Other Shape ·[Z] Opaque: [Z] Apparent Propulsion :□ Reflective: [Z] 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. - - /so in the global). For troubleshooting, call Thank you for your time. Please ensure all dis saved as a .wmv (Example: to the re osito located at es are ripped for the entire time of interaction and . Squadron intel personnel shall upload those files SF?REilft 1?52211 552757;\'.rl lPI FIi we were operating in the ~ irspace, when - he object itself was a darker, maroonish color, approximately 12-lSft in height. Structurally, it appeared as a large, somewhat deformed balloon, but we proceeded back to the ship, landing uneventfully.
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