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The USS Kitty Hawk carrier strike group operating in the Pacific documented UAP encounters in late 2003 that preceded the famous 2004 Nimitz encounters by less than a year. VF-154 Black Knights F-14D crews reported encounters with unidentified objects that disappeared on radar approach. The incidents were reported through standard military channels. AARO incorporated the Kitty Hawk strike group UAP reports in its historical database.
In October and November 2003, the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) carrier strike group operating in the Western Pacific documented a series of UAP encounters involving the air wing. VF-154 Black Knights F-14D Tomcat crews flying combat air patrol reported encounters with unidentified objects that exhibited anomalous behavior — appearing on radar and then disappearing when approached, maneuvering at speeds inconsistent with known aircraft in the region, and in some cases appearing to transition between air and water. The USS Kitty Hawk incidents preceded the November 2004 USS Nimitz encounters by less than a year and the geographic vicinity — Western Pacific / Philippine Sea operational areas — overlaps with carrier strike group operational patterns of the period. The incidents were reported through standard military UAP reporting channels to Navy intelligence. AARO incorporated the Kitty Hawk strike group UAP reports in its historical case database in 2023. The connection between the Kitty Hawk 2003 and Nimitz 2004 incidents suggests a sustained pattern of UAP activity in Western Pacific carrier strike group operational areas beginning at least in 2003.
This incident is indexed as file DOD-101inside Now Declassified's research layer. The nearest official source trail for this agency points to NARA RG 615 / OSD, where archive records, imagery, or supporting context are published for public review.
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