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DoD-B12-013 · 2019-07-15

USS Omaha Transmedium Entry Footage 2019

DoD◎ Pacific Ocean west of San Diego◌ Pacific#2019◈ Orb / Sphere↑ 21,000 feet to ocean surface⏱ 10 minutes
EVIDENCE GALLERY

Visual reconstruction and recovered media extracted from the incident dossier. Includes motion playback from the released archive.

Representative official gallery image traced to an official public-source archive

MEDIA STATUS
Official gallery media is shown as representative archive context for this case.
SOURCE TYPE
Sensor capture, analyst notes, and released archive media.
VIEW MODE
Still view highlights silhouette, environment, and encounter geometry.
AT A GLANCE

The USS Omaha transmedium footage shows a spherical object descending from 21,000 feet and entering the ocean at high speed with no splash. Authenticated by the Pentagon in 2021. This is the clearest filmed transmedium UAP entry in the authenticated military record.

PRIMARY WITNESSES
USS Omaha bridge watch, F/A-18 crews, P-8 crew
EVIDENCE PROFILE
STILL EVIDENCEVIDEO PLAYBACKORB / SPHERE
FILE ID
DoD-B12-013
DATE
2019-07-15
AGENCY
DoD
REGION
Pacific
SHAPE
Orb / Sphere
ALTITUDE
21,000 feet to ocean surface
OBSERVED BEHAVIORS
Transmedium (Air/Water)Rapid Acceleration
DECLASSIFIED DETAILS

On July 15, 2019, USS Omaha (LCS-12) and attached F/A-18 Super Hornet crews documented a spherical metallic object that descended from 21,000 feet altitude to ocean surface level and entered the water at high speed with minimal surface disruption — an entry profile inconsistent with any conventional aircraft or drone impact. The spherical object, approximately 6 feet in diameter based on FLIR data, made a clean ocean entry. US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft were subsequently tasked to search the descent area for any subsurface contact — none was found. The USS Omaha footage — authenticated by Pentagon spokesperson Susan Gough in April 2021 as 'taken by Navy personnel' and 'investigated by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force' — remains the most clearly documented filmed transmedium event in the official US government record. The footage was originally classified SECRET but released after journalist release requests. The object's behavior — hovering, then transitioning to high-speed ocean entry — is consistent with transmedium USO behavior documented in Soviet naval archives and multiple US Navy historical records.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS
  • ›Pentagon-authenticated footage
  • ›6-foot sphere FLIR estimate
  • ›Clean ocean entry — no splash
  • ›P-8 subsurface search — no contact
  • ›Most clearly documented filmed transmedium
ORIGINAL SOURCE

This incident is indexed as file DoD-B12-013inside 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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EVIDENCE STRENGTH
STRONG
Video Record
25
Still Imagery
15
Witness Credibility
14
Sensor Corroboration
20
Physical Evidence
0
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