In November 2004, pilots from the USS Nimitz Strike Group encountered a white, Tic Tac-shaped object approximately 40 feet long with no wings, no exhaust, and no visible propulsion. Commander David Fravor and Lt. Commander Alex Dietrich observed it performing impossible maneuvers: dropping from 80,000 feet to sea level in seconds, hovering, and accelerating beyond any known technology. Multiple radar operators tracked it. The Pentagon officially released the FLIR1 infrared video in 2020 and confirmed it showed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. This is considered the most well-documented military UFO encounter in history.
Navy pilots encountered a 'Tic Tac' UFO that defied physics off San Diego in 2004 — Pentagon confirmed the footage
“I can tell you, I think it was not from this world. I'm not crazy, haven't been drinking. After 18 years of flying, I've seen pretty much about everything that I can see in that releasing, and this was nothing close.”
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“The Department of Defense does not comment on individual sightings by military personnel.”
— Pentagon (pre-2020 silence) · Dec 2017
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“The Department of Defense does not comment on individual sightings by military personnel.”
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