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Tic Tac UAP

Also called Nimitz encounter, FLIR1, Gimbal, GoFast

The white, wingless object that US Navy pilots tracked from the USS Nimitz in 2004.

On November 14, 2004, Navy pilots from the USS Nimitz carrier group were sent to intercept an object tracked on radar off San Diego. Commander David Fravor described a smooth, white, 40-ft object shaped like a Tic Tac that moved with no visible means of propulsion.

The New York Times published the FLIR1 video in 2017, along with the Gimbal and GoFast videos from 2015 East Coast encounters. The Pentagon formally released all three in 2020, a turning point that led to the creation of AARO and public congressional hearings.

Browse 10,622 US Air Force Project Blue Book case files on the map or by state.

What witnesses report

  • Smooth white oblong shape
  • No wings, exhaust or rotors
  • Sudden acceleration

Famous cases

  1. 2004Nimitz encounter
    Off San Diego, California
  2. 2015Gimbal and GoFast videos
    Off the US East Coast

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