Extracted text — DOW-UAP-D42, Range Fouler Debrief, Japan, 2023

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Range Fouler Debrief Form
FOU
email the complete file manually
Act applies
(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 within 5 business days.
Last Name, First Name
Rank
Squadron
SIPR Email Address
Crew Position
O-2
482 ATKS
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
Dusk
ISR
No
Date (mm/dd/yy)
Time of detection
Day / Night
Side No.
Buno
Mission Description (CAS, BFM, etc)
LFE?
(hh:mm:ss Z)
(b)(1)1.ia
18000
Yes
Contact Working Area
Contact Latitute
N/S
Contact Longitude
E/W
Contact Altitude
Altitude
Wind Dir at
Wind
(Ex: W-72 1A)
(DD:MM:SS)
(DD:MM:SS)
(Ex: 22000)
Constant?
Contact Alt
Speed
(From)
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
Was the contact moving?
Yes
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.
Direction/Speed
150/230
(Ex. 090/15)
Radar Equipped: Other
AIM-9x Self-Track:
Please check all that apply:
Stable Trackfile?:
ATFLIR Autotrack:
Round:
Moving Parts:
Square:
Metallic:
# of Contacts in "Group":
Tally Achieved:
Balloon-shaped:
Markings:
EA Indications (Check all that apply):
Wings/Airframe:
Translucent:
Other Shape:
Opaque:
ECM
Letter
False
Other/
Apparent Propulsion:
Reflective:
Arc
Identifier
Trackfiles
Ambiguous
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:
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.
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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.
3.5c, (b)(6)
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