{"type":"documents","slug":"2026-pursue-release-01-065-dow-uap-d56-range-fouler-debrief-arabian-sea-august-2020","title":"DOW-UAP-D56 Arabian Sea August 2020 Range Fouler Debrief","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-01-065-dow-uap-d56-range-fouler-debrief-arabian-sea-august-2020","description":"Range Fouler Debrief records three unidentified small air contacts over the North Arabian Sea in August 2020.","date":"2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Report"],"disclosureRating":5,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"DOW-UAP-D56 is a Department of War PDF released in PURSUE Release 01 on May 8, 2026.[^1] The release metadata identifies it as a redacted Range Fouler Debrief for an August 24, 2020 incident in the Arabian Sea, and it does not populate a public PR video or image pairing for this item.[^1]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/dow-uap-d56-range-fouler-debrief-arabian-sea-august-2020.pdf\" />\n\n## Navy Range Fouler Form\n\nThe catalog describes Range Fouler Debrief Forms as U.S. Navy records for unauthorized intrusions into controlled airspace during military operations or training.[^1] It also cautions that descriptive and estimative language in the report reflects the reporter's interpretation at the time, not a final analytical judgment about object identity or performance.[^1]\n\n## Three Contacts After Midnight\n\nThe one-page form records a night detection at 00:04:30Z on August 24, 2020 by an O-3 pilot associated with HSM-73 during routine operations in the North Arabian Sea.[^2] The form lists three contacts in the group, says the contact was moving, marks wings or airframe as an observed shape feature, and notes no stable radar track.[^2]\n\nIn the narrative field, the operator reported observing three possible unidentified small air contacts.[^2] The report says there was negative electronic-support, radar, and IFF tracking; the distance, speed, and precise course were unknown; and the contacts appeared to be on a westerly heading.[^2] The observer first tracked one unknown contact, lost sight of it behind a cloud, then regained contact and saw two additional contacts due east of the initial contact.[^2] The narrative states that all three appeared to maintain relative course, speed, and altitude, with no interaction reported between the platform and the unknown contacts.[^2]\n\n## Value Without Published Imagery\n\nDOW-UAP-D56 matters because it preserves a compact, contemporaneous aircrew account rather than a later analytical summary.[^2] Its value is in the operational details: a specific detection time, a stated location context, a three-contact group, negative returns from several expected tracking channels, and a short narrative explaining how the observation evolved from one contact to three.[^2] The absence of a paired PR media record means the public release should be read as a document-only case file, not as a report with matching published imagery.[^1][^2]\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [Department of War PURSUE Release 01 page](https://www.war.gov/UFO/#release)\n[^2]: [DOW-UAP-D56, Range Fouler Debrief, Arabian Sea, August 2020 PDF](https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/dow-uap-d56-range-fouler-debrief-arabian-sea-august-2020.pdf)","readingTime":"2 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-01-065-dow-uap-d56-range-fouler-debrief-arabian-sea-august-2020","title":"DOW-UAP-D56 Arabian Sea August 2020 Range Fouler Debrief","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2026-pursue-release-01-065-dow-uap-d56-range-fouler-debrief-arabian-sea-august-2020","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}