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dow-uap-d57-mission-report-gulf-of-aden-september-2020.pdf

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Document summary

A completed "Range Fouler Reporting" form for a 4 September 2020 night ISR mission over the Gulf of Aden. At about 23,800 ft the crew tracked a round, cold object in infrared travelling on a heading of ~168 degrees at roughly 277 mph; it made a few abrupt directional changes during the eight-minute contact.

Official page text

  • A round, cold object was tracked in IR over the Gulf of Aden, heading ~168 degrees at ~277 mph.
  • It made a few abrupt directional changes during the ~8-minute contact; on the black-hot IR setting it appeared bright white.

Official note

  • This is a brief aircrew self-report form; identifying information is sanitized and detail is limited.
  • This summary is AI-generated from the document text for navigation purposes only and is not an official analysis or conclusion.

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