the uss nimitz – Tic Tac ufo incident

The USS Nimitz Incident

The USS Nimitz UFO encounter, also known as the Nimitz Incident, is an event that occurred in November 2004 involving the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and several U.S. Navy fighter jets. The incident gained significant attention in the subsequent years due to the release of classified documents and firsthand accounts from military personnel involved. Here is a detailed account of the incident:

On November 10, 2004, the USS Nimitz, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was conducting training exercises off the coast of San Diego, California. The carrier was accompanied by its strike group, which included the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton and the guided-missile destroyers USS Paul Hamilton, USS Higgins, and USS Pinckney.

The encounter began when the USS Princeton’s radar systems detected unidentified aerial objects, later referred to as “Tic-Tacs” due to their shape and appearance. These objects were described as white, oblong-shaped, and about 40 feet in length. They exhibited extraordinary flight characteristics, including sudden and rapid acceleration, deceleration, and the ability to hover without any visible means of propulsion.

The crew on the Princeton observed the objects on their radar for several days. They appeared to be capable of maneuvering in ways that exceeded the capabilities of known aircraft. The objects would reportedly descend from approximately 80,000 feet to near sea level in a matter of seconds, displaying an unmatched level of acceleration.

On November 14, an operations officer aboard the USS Princeton, Commander David Fravor, was informed about the radar contacts. Fravor, an experienced Navy pilot, decided to investigate the objects further and was joined by another F/A-18F Super Hornet piloted by Lieutenant Commander Jim Slaight.

As they approached the area where the objects were detected, they spotted one of the Tic-Tacs hovering approximately 50 feet above the water. Fravor described the object as smooth, white, and featureless, with no visible markings or windows. He noted that it had a disturbance around it, as if the air was shimmering. Fravor attempted to get closer, but the object quickly accelerated and disappeared from sight.

The actual Tic-Tac video released by the government.

Meanwhile, the USS Princeton continued to track the objects on radar. A second pair of F/A-18F Super Hornets, piloted by Lieutenant Commander Chad Underwood and another pilot, were dispatched to investigate. Underwood’s jet was equipped with an advanced infrared camera system called the Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR).

Underwood’s camera system managed to lock onto the Tic-Tac and captured a now-famous video of the object. The footage shows the object moving in an erratic manner, changing altitude and direction abruptly. According to Underwood, the object accelerated to a hypersonic speed and quickly disappeared from view.

Following the encounters, the crew members aboard the USS Nimitz and USS Princeton were left puzzled by the objects’ capabilities, as they were unlike anything they had witnessed before. Reports of the incidents were filed and an investigation was initiated, but the conclusions remained inconclusive.

The incident gained wider public attention in 2017 when the videos taken by the fighter jets were declassified and released to the public. The videos, known as the “FLIR1,” “Gimbal,” and “GoFast” videos, were published by To The Stars Academy of Arts & Sciences, an organization co-founded by former Blink-182 musician Tom DeLonge.

The Nimitz Incident became a focal point for discussions surrounding unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) and UFOs. It sparked debates among experts, the public, and the military community about the existence of advanced aerial technologies and potential extraterrestrial origins of these objects.

The incident also led to the establishment of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP).

UFO Incidents Involving the US Military

1. Roswell Incident (1947): Perhaps the most famous UFO encounter, it involved the crash of an unidentified object near Roswell, New Mexico. The U.S. military initially stated it was a “flying disc,” but later retracted the claim, saying it was a weather balloon.
2. Washington, D.C. Sightings (1952): Multiple UFO sightings occurred over Washington, D.C. in July 1952. The objects were tracked on radar and witnessed by military personnel and airline pilots. The U.S. Air Force conducted an investigation called “Operation Blue Book” but could not provide a definitive explanation.
3. Rendlesham Forest Incident (1980): In Suffolk, England, near the U.S. airbase at RAF Woodbridge, military personnel reported seeing a triangular-shaped craft emitting colored lights. Some witnesses claimed to have touched the craft, and radiation readings were reportedly taken at the site.
4. USS Roosevelt UFO Incident (2015): The USS Theodore Roosevelt, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, had encounters with unidentified aerial objects over several days during a deployment in the Persian Gulf. The objects were described as flying at hypersonic speeds and exhibiting unconventional maneuvers.
5. USS Omaha UFO Incident (2019): The USS Omaha, a U.S. Navy warship, encountered a spherical object that descended into the ocean and disappeared from radar. The incident was captured on video by crew members.
6. USS Russell UFO Incident (2021): The USS Russell, a U.S. Navy destroyer, captured video footage of a spherical object flying alongside the ship before it disappeared into the ocean. The incident was investigated by the U.S. government’s UAP Task Force