Nimitz UFO incident

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The Nimitz UFO incident refers to a 2004 encounter in which U.S. Navy pilots and radar operators from the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group reported tracking and visually observing an unidentified flying object, often described as a "Tic Tac"-shaped craft, exhibiting extraordinary flight characteristics.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UFO incident ⓘ
unidentified aerial phenomenon encounter ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nimitz Tic Tac UFO incident ⓘ
linked to: Nimitz UFO incident

USS Nimitz UFO incident ⓘ
altitudeRange sea level to high altitude ⓘ
associatedProgram Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program ⓘ
associatedVideo FLIR1 ⓘ
associatedWith Pentagon UFO videos ⓘ
To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 2004-11-14 ⓘ
describedObjectColor white ⓘ
describedObjectShape Tic Tac ⓘ
detectionMethod infrared targeting pod ⓘ
radar ⓘ
visual observation ⓘ
evidenceType eyewitness testimony ⓘ
infrared video recording ⓘ
radar data ⓘ
hasConsequence increased public interest in UFOs ⓘ
renewed discussion of unidentified aerial phenomena in U.S. government ⓘ
hasParticipant Commander David Fravor ⓘ
Lieutenant Commander Jim Slaight ⓘ
USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group ⓘ
USS Princeton (CG-59) ⓘ
involves U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters ⓘ
U.S. Navy pilots ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Navy personnel

U.S. Navy radar operators ⓘ
USS Nimitz ⓘ
linked to: USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

USS Princeton ⓘ
location Pacific Ocean ⓘ
off the coast of Southern California ⓘ
mediaCoverage 2017-12-16 New York Times article on Pentagon UFO program ⓘ
The New York Times ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
objectBehavior abrupt changes in direction ⓘ
hovering ⓘ
low observable on radar ⓘ
rapid acceleration ⓘ
objectType unidentified aerial phenomenon ⓘ
unidentified flying object ⓘ
observedBy aircrew of USS Nimitz Carrier Air Wing ⓘ
fighter pilots ⓘ
radar operators ⓘ
officialStatus unidentified ⓘ
partOf U.S. military UFO sightings ⓘ
reportedBy Commander David Fravor ⓘ
Lieutenant Commander Jim Slaight ⓘ
U.S. Navy ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy
speedCharacteristic extraordinary speed ⓘ
year 2004 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2004 USS Nimitz incident → hasAlternativeName → Nimitz UFO incident ⓘ
2004 USS Nimitz incident → hasAlternativeName → Tic Tac UFO incident ⓘ
linked to: Nimitz UFO incident
Nimitz UFO incident → alsoKnownAs → Nimitz Tic Tac UFO incident ⓘ
linked to: Nimitz UFO incident
FLIR1 → recordedDuring → 2004 USS Nimitz UFO encounter ⓘ
linked to: Nimitz UFO incident
FLIR1 → associatedWith → Tic Tac UFO incident ⓘ
linked to: Nimitz UFO incident
Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program → associatedPhenomenon → Tic Tac UFO incident ⓘ
linked to: Nimitz UFO incident
GoFast UFO incident → groupedWith → Gimbal UFO incident ⓘ
linked to: Nimitz UFO incident
GoFast UFO incident → groupedWith → FLIR1 (Tic Tac) UFO incident ⓘ
linked to: Nimitz UFO incident