The Best Evidence for UFOs in 5 Minutes
A quick introduction, including the DoD caught in a lie
Best Sighting: USS Nimitz
In late 2004, the USS Princeton radar ship and the USS Nimitz carrier detected anomalous radar returns off the coast of San Diego. The targets would descend from 80,000 feet to 20,000 feet, loiter for a few hours, then ascend, often at speeds typical of missiles rather than aircraft. They were also spotted with the ship’s “big eyes,” which are large binoculars.
The USS Princeton had a new cutting-edge radar system, which they thought was malfunctioning. They reset the system, which took two weeks, but they still detected the strange objects.
On Nov. 14th, 2004, Cmdr. David Fravor and Lt. Cmdr. Alex Dietrich were flying a training mission in their two-seater F/A-18 fighters, and had a Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) in the back.
The jets were sent to investigate an anomalous target, which was now detected by both ships, as well as an E-2 Hawkeye radar plane and submarine.
When the pilots arrived, they saw a “tic-tac” shaped object, a smooth white cylinder about 46 feet long, moving erratically above the water. It was a clear, calm day, and below the object, the water was agitated into whitewater.
As the planes approached, the object started ascending in an arc, which the pilots followed. They first circled each other, but when Fravor banked inwards to intercept, the UFO sped off nearly instantly and disappeared.
About half a minute later, the USS Princeton reported that they had detected it again, 60 miles away.
The two jets returned to the USS Nimitz, and later, a single-seater F/A-18 flown by Lt. Cmdr. Chad Underwood was sent to investigate and caught it on video.
Links
Department of Defense Report (released via Freedom of Information Act)
Fravor’s and Dietrich’s 60 Minutes interview, and Fravor testifying under oath
Statements by Underwood
Corroborating interviews with ships’ crew: Cryptography Tech, Fire Controlman, Air Intercept Supervisor, Aviation Tech, Supply Officer, Powerplant Specialist, Aviation Fuels Tech.
Best Picture: Costa Rica Land Survey
In 1971, Sergio Loaiza took this photo while flying over Costa Rica to survey land for a hydroelectric project.
It was commissioned by National Geographic Costa Rica, and the original film now lies within the National Archives of Costa Rica. With the chain of custody and original negatives accounted for, this is perhaps the best UFO photo ever.
Best Video: CBP Aguadilla
The Aguadilla UAP video was captured by a US Customs and Border Protection plane after it had received reports of an object detected on radar. The most anomalous part is when the object appears to enter the water going 40+ mph and then resurface, which no known airborne object can do.
Best Testimony: Secretary of Defense
The acting US Secretary of Defense said he was denied access to information on UFOs. He wasn’t told that it didn’t exist, but rather that he lacked the authority to see:
“Some intelligence official decided I, the Acting Secretary of Defense, did not have a need to know about the UAP topic." Christopher C. Miller in The Age of Disclosure
Best Counterpoint: Yankee Blue
The Wall Street Journal reported that the talk of secret UFO reverse engineering started with a hazing ritual:
For decades, certain new commanders of the Air Force’s most classified programs, as part of their induction briefings, would be handed a piece of paper with a photo of what looked like a flying saucer. The craft was described as an antigravity maneuvering vehicle.
The officers were told that the program they were joining, dubbed Yankee Blue, was part of an effort to reverse-engineer the technology on the craft. They were told never to mention it again. Many never learned it was fake … The defense secretary’s office sent a memo out across the service in the spring of 2023 ordering the practice to stop immediately, but the damage was done.
So it was just a prank, which a 2023 memo put a stop to. And they should be able to produce this, unless, of course, only UFO claims require evidence.
Not only was no memo ever provided, but when a Freedom of Information Act request was submitted to the DoD, this was the response:
The Department of Defense itself says there are no records of anything along the lines of a “Yankee Blue” hazing ritual. This is different from a Glomar response. The fact that they are seemingly compelled to lie about this should raise flags.
Objections
I address various objections to UFOs:
Also:
How the government used disinformation to suppress reports of anomalous health phenomena, until Trump blabbed about it.