Event14 November 2004

Nimitz 'Tic Tac' Encounter

A 14 November 2004 encounter in which fighter pilots from the USS Nimitz carrier strike group, including Commander David Fravor, reported and radar-tracked an unidentified fast-moving object off the coast of southern California, later the subject of one of the leaked Pentagon UAP videos.

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All-domain Anomaly Resolution Officeestablished July 2022
Nimitz 'Tic Tac' Encounter was investigated by All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.

Documents & Sources

Pentagon UAP Videosleaked December 2017; DoD-confirmed April 2020
Nimitz 'Tic Tac' Encounter is mentioned in Pentagon UAP Videos.

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