Nimitz Tic Tac Encounter
Navy pilots from USS Nimitz encountered a 'Tic Tac' shaped object that performed impossible maneuvers. The Pentagon officially released the video in 2020, acknowledging they cannot explain what the pilots encountered.
The UAP That Changed Everything
On November 14, 2004, Navy pilots from the USS Nimitz encountered a white “Tic Tac” shaped object off San Diego that demonstrated technology far beyond any known aircraft. The Pentagon’s 2020 release of this footage marked a turning point in official UFO acknowledgment.
The Setting
USS Nimitz Carrier Group:
- Off San Diego
- November 2004
- Training exercise
- Multiple ships
- Multiple aircraft
The Tracking
Two weeks of contacts:
- Objects tracked on radar
- Descending from 80,000 feet
- To sea level
- In seconds
- Impossible speed
Commander David Fravor
Lead witness:
- F/A-18F Super Hornet pilot
- Commander
- 18 years Navy experience
- Direct encounter
- Clear observation
The Object
What pilots saw:
- Tic Tac shape
- 40 feet long
- White
- No wings
- No exhaust
The Movements
Impossible performance:
- Instantaneous acceleration
- No visible propulsion
- Changed direction instantly
- G-forces impossible
- Beyond any technology
The Water Disturbance
What Fravor saw:
- Object over churning water
- Cross shape beneath
- Possible second object
- Underwater activity
- Coordinated behavior
The Chase
Fravor’s approach:
- Descended toward object
- Object mirrored him
- Then accelerated away
- In seconds
- Gone
The Second Flight
Lt. Chad Underwood:
- Different aircraft
- Filmed the object
- FLIR footage
- “Tic Tac video”
- Pentagon release
The Video
What it shows:
- Object tracked
- Moving fast
- Lock broken
- Rotation visible
- Famous footage
Pentagon Acknowledgment
2020 official release:
- Confirmed authentic
- UAP designation
- No explanation
- Government admission
- Historic moment
Commander Fravor Since
Public testimony:
- 60 Minutes interview
- Congressional interest
- Consistent account
- Career military
- Credible witness
Investigation Findings
What’s known:
- No American technology
- No foreign technology
- Radar confirmation
- Multiple witnesses
- Truly unexplained
The Technology Gap
What it demonstrated:
- Hypersonic speed
- No heat signature
- Trans-medium travel
- Instantaneous acceleration
- Beyond physics?
Significance
Military encounter with confirmed footage, radar tracking, multiple witnesses, and official government acknowledgment.
Legacy
The Nimitz Tic Tac represents the moment UFOs became UAPs—official government acknowledgment that something unexplained shares our skies.