REF: UAP/2000s/170Unexplained
2004-11-14
USS Nimitz 'Tic Tac' encounter
Off Baja California (Pacific) · USA·Carrier group radar + FLIR + pilot intercept·2000s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
USS Princeton tracked objects dropping 80k ft in seconds for days; Cmdr. David Fravor & Lt. Cmdr. Alex Dietrich intercepted a 40-ft 'Tic Tac' that mirrored then outmaneuvered them; Chad Underwood's FLIR1 video captured object; cornerstone of modern era.
§ BWitnesses
Fravor, Dietrich, Underwood; Princeton radar (Kevin Day); Slaight
§ CEvidence & Documentation
FLIR1 video (DoD-released 2020); pilot testimony (Congress, 60 Minutes); 2009 unofficial analyses; Executive Summaries
§ DOfficial Investigation
Navy/COMOPTEVFOR informal; later AATIP, UAPTF, AARO review
§ EStatus Assessment
Officially unidentified (Pentagon); centerpiece of 2017 NYT disclosure
§ FVerifiable Sources
NYT 12/16/2017; DoD video release 4/27/2020; Fravor House testimony 7/26/2023; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nimitz_UFO_incident
§ GCross-referenced cases6
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Tinley Park lights
Repeat mass-video events
2006-11-07🇺🇸 USA
Chicago O'Hare saucer
Airport mass sighting
2004-03-05🇲🇽 Mexico
Campeche FLIR incident
Military IR video
2004-2019 (fleet)🌐 Global
'Metallic orb' global fleet observations (AARO era)
Sensor-tracked orb class
2000-01-05🇺🇸 USA
Illinois police triangle
Multi-jurisdiction police sighting
2008-01-08🇺🇸 USA
Stephenville lights
Mass sighting + FAA radar reconstruction