Declassified UFO / UAP Document
HAZARD REPORT OF, F/A-18F: Unidentified aerial vehicle operating in W-72 without comms with controlling agencies.
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VFA-11 aircrews encountered an unidentified aerial device in W-72 airspace on April 24, 2014, which was tracked by radar but not visually acquired. The squadron reported this as a recurring safety hazard, noting it was the third such incident in ten months.
This document is a Hazard Report filed by Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (VFA-11) regarding an encounter with an Unidentified Aerial Device (HUAD) on April 24, 2014. During a Basic Fighter Maneuvering (BFM) engagement in the W-72 1C co-use airspace, two aircrews (HAC1 and HAC2) identified a stable radar trackfile that was not communicating with the local Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility or other aircraft. The aircrews knocked off their engagement to attempt a visual identification. The radar indicated the object was at 11,000 feet and traveling at 0.0 Mach. Despite maneuvering to within 200 feet of the contact, the aircrews were unable to visually acquire the object, although they maintained a stable radar and CATM-9X track. The report classifies the incident as a moderate risk and notes that this was the squadron's second occurrence in a single day and the third in the last ten months. The squadron's commanding officer emphasized that the operation of UAVs and other aerial devices without proper coordination poses a severe threat to Naval Aviation and requested that all activities operating within W-72 be briefed on the hazard.
UADs operating in co-use airspace without prior coordination and communicating pose a severe threat to Naval Aviation.
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Official Assessment
UADs operating in co-use airspace without prior coordination and communicating pose a severe threat to Naval Aviation.
The squadron encountered an unidentified aerial device that was not communicating with controlling agencies. This was the third such occurrence in ten months.