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“In his July 2023 prepared statement to Congress, David Fravor describes a November 2004 encounter during training with the USS Nimitz group.”
He reports four aircrew observing a white Tic Tac shaped object over disturbed water, an approach, and a rapid departure. These are attributed witness observations.
Fravor distinguishes his encounter from footage recorded by a later crew. His account also describes information relayed by a shipboard controller. A witness statement about radar is not the same evidentiary item as the underlying radar data.
The case merits serious investigation because it presents specific witnesses and questions that can be checked against contemporaneous records. The available statement does not independently measure the object’s acceleration or establish its origin.
Our linked deep dive separates testimony, recorded imagery, and the missing data needed to test interpretations. The November 14 date retained in this archive is a legacy date; the linked prepared statement specifies November 2004 rather than a day.
Assessment: Reported extraordinary encounter; extraterrestrial origin not established by the cited public record.
Source documents
Independent editorial summary. An unidentified report does not by itself establish an extraterrestrial origin. Map locations may be approximate.
Retired Navy Commander Describes His Tic-Tac Sighting in 2004
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