What we know about the UAPs seen by American Pilots

Johnny Harris

2004 USS Nimitz Tic Tac Incident

November 14, 2004, 100 miles off San Diego coast
USS Nimitz preparing for Persian Gulf deployment
Radar technicians detected multiple objects descending 60,000 feet to 50 feet in seconds
- Very high velocity movement
- Commercial planes fly at 36,000 feet for reference
Objects hovered briefly then departed at super high velocities with advanced acceleration
Radar technicians initially thought equipment malfunction, recalibrated but signals remained
Navy had been tracking objects for 2 weeks prior
Two F/A-18s dispatched to investigate
- Perfect visibility conditions: blue skies, no clouds, unlimited visibility
Pilots observed cross-shaped object size of massive airplane submerged under water surface
White tic-tac object hovering above boiling water
- 46 feet in length, uniformly white, elongated egg shape
- Random ping-pong ball acceleration, no predictable movement/trajectory
Pilot descended to investigate, object appeared aware and accelerated away in <0.5 seconds
No visible propulsion, wings, or flight mechanisms
Object reappeared 60 miles away within seconds
Second sortie launched with infrared camera
- Captured authentic footage showing no heat signature/exhaust
- Object blasted away at high speed

Event occurred 2004 but remained unknown until 2007 leak on Above Top Secret UFO website
Initially dismissed as conspiracy material
2017: Pentagon confirmed footage authenticity
New York Times deep reporting revealed Pentagon secret UFO study program since 2007
Harry Reid (Nevada Senator) personally requested program creation
Led to creation of official unidentified aerial phenomenon task force

2014: Navy jet chased fleet of objects on East Coast
- Radio chatter: "they're all going against the wind"
2015: Navy pilot captured small round object at high speeds over water
2019: Navy sailors on destroyer captured night vision footage
2019: Weapons officer photographed metallic blimp, sphere, and acorn shapes
2021: Navy pilot phone footage of unidentified object
All videos/images confirmed authentic by US government
Hundreds of additional sightings under investigation, many classified

Department of Defense assembled official UAP task force
Government uses "UAP" (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) instead of "UFO" due to stigma
Primary concerns:
- National security: potential foreign collection programs
- Major technological advancement by adversaries
- Flight safety hazards for pilots and $67 million aircraft
- Sophisticated collection against US military activities
- Potential breakthrough aerospace technology

Cube inside translucent sphere incident: dark gray cube with corners touching clear sphere
Pilots report seeing UAPs "all the time" - 80-90% of squadron observed on radar
Strong stigma against reporting UFO sightings in military
Near-collision incidents forced mandatory safety reports
Multiple pilots came forward after initial disclosures

Database grew from 144 to 400+ reports by 2022
80 reports gathered from multiple sensors (not just eyewitness accounts)
Analysis revealed many conventional explanations:
- Fast-moving round object: optical illusion, actually 30 mph
- Triangle objects: foreign drones through night vision distortion
- Rotating object: camera sensor/gimbal equipment artifacts
Most incidents attributed to:
- Foreign spy drones
- Weather balloons
- Airborne clutter
- Classified recording equipment creating strange imagery

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