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dow-uap-d58-range-fouler-debrief-na-october-2020.pdf

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Document summary

A completed "Range Fouler Debrief" form for a 27 October 2020 night defensive counter-air mission. Directed to identify an unknown contact, the crew obtained a radar lock and targeting-pod video but could not close within 16.9 nm; the pod showed two infrared contacts, one circling the other, that vanished within about a thirtieth of a second.

Official page text

  • Two IR-significant contacts were tracked, one circling the other, before disappearing in roughly 1/30th of a second.
  • The crew could not get closer than 16.9 nm for a better identification; a visual 'tally' showed two red blinking strobes.
  • Noise jamming was received during the engagement; the form checks 'metallic', 'balloon-shaped' and 'reflective'.

Official note

  • This is a brief aircrew self-report form; identifying information is sanitized and the objects were not identified.
  • 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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