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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.

November 14, 2004
Pacific Ocean, California, USA
20+ witnesses

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.