US Navy: Range Fouler UAP reports identified and released
The Department of the Navy responded to The Black Vault's MDR request, confirming that the 21 referenced UAP incident reports had been previously released as Range Fouler documents. These included collections from 2019, 2020, and January 2023.
Background
On February 17, 2023, the Department of the Navy provided a formal response regarding The Black Vault's 2021 Mandatory Declassification Review request for 21 specific UAP incident reports. The Navy confirmed these documents had already been publicly released through their FOIA reading room under the designation 'Range Fouler' reports. The released materials comprised three distinct collections: '2019 Range Fouler Debrief' published April 2022, '2020 RF Forms' published August 2022, and 'RF Reports Redacted (202301)' published January 2023. This response clarified the status of documents describing unusual UAP movement patterns and radio frequency associations previously referenced in the classified Congressional assessment.