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DOWOctober 27, 2020PURSUE Release 01 (May 2026)

DOW-UAP-D58, Range Fouler Debrief, NA, October 2020

Summary

This report from the Department of War, dated October 27, 2020, details a U.S. military operator's encounter with two UAP during a training exercise. The operator described the UAP as balloon-shaped, metallic, and reflective, noting they had two red blinking lights.

Key highlights

  • The report describes a radar lock on an unknown contact.p.1

    “OBTAINED RADAR LOCK AND TARGET POD VIDEO”
  • Two infrared significant contacts were detected during the encounter.p.1

    “THE TARGET POD SHOWED 2 IR SIGNIFICANT CONTACTS”
  • The first detection of the contacts occurred at a specific location.p.1

    “FIRST DETECTION OF THE RANGE FOULERS WERE AT B/E ZIM 248/17”
  • The closest approach to the target was 16.9 nautical miles.p.1

    “UNABLE TO GET CLOSER THAN 16.9NM TID GETA BETTER ID”

Source

Department of War — PURSUE / DoW
Public domain (US Government work)
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