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DOD-007PACIFIC
USS Nimitz Tic Tac — Navy Intercept, Pacific
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TOP SECRETDOD-007 · 2004-11-14
USS Nimitz Tic Tac — Navy Intercept, Pacific
◎Pacific Ocean, ~100 miles SW of San Diego, CA
USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group radar operators tracked an unknown object for two weeks before F/A-18 pilots were tasked to intercept. Commander Fravor observed a white 40-foot oblong object with no wings, propulsion, or exhaust hovering over a roiling sea disturbance before it accelerated away instantaneously. FLIR footage declassified by DoD in 2020.
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