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jpak

(41,741 posts)
Tue Nov 19, 2019, 03:28 PM Nov 2019

Navy Officers Say 'Unknown Individuals' Made Them Erase Evidence of 2004 UFO Encounter

https://www.space.com/navy-witnesses-nimitz-encounter.html

Several Navy officers who witnessed the now-famous Nimitz UFO encounter in 2004 say "unknown individuals" showed up after the event and made them turn over data recordings and videos, according to Popular Mechanics.

For several days in November 2004, a Navy missile cruiser sailing around 100 miles (160 kilometers) off the coast of southern California detected strange radar signals emanating from an object in the sky. The signals were erratic and didn't seem to match those given off by known aircraft. The Navy then deployed fighter jets to catch a closer glimpse of the strange object, and one succeeded in recording a blurry, black-and-white video that was, to the government's chagrin, publicly released in 2017 along with two other videos of UFO sightings from years later.

Five Navy veterans recently spoke to Popular Mechanics about what they experienced at the time. The veterans were part of the Navy's Strike Carrier Group 11 and were sailing on the USS Princeton on a training mission prior to their upcoming deployment in the Arabian Sea.

The strange radar signals came from an object that would quickly change altitudes, sometimes lurking at 80,000 feet (24,000 meters) and other times hanging around at 30,000 feet (9,000 m), they told Popular Mechanics. The UFO (an "unidentified flying object," which doesn't necessarily belong to aliens) became known as "Tic Tac" because of its shape. Tic Tac gave off a phosphorus glow at night and would dart around in various directions, said one of the veterans, Gary Voorhis, who looked at the object through binoculars on the ship.

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Navy Officers Say 'Unknown Individuals' Made Them Erase Evidence of 2004 UFO Encounter (Original Post) jpak Nov 2019 OP
I read this all alone in the middle of the night the other dewsgirl Nov 2019 #1
Were they dressed in black? Sanity Claws Nov 2019 #2
How can unknown individuals make exboyfil Nov 2019 #3
Are you trying to suggest... jberryhill Nov 2019 #4

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
1. I read this all alone in the middle of the night the other
Tue Nov 19, 2019, 03:33 PM
Nov 2019

day, gave me the chills. Unknown individuals, feels incredibly ominous.

exboyfil

(17,857 posts)
3. How can unknown individuals make
Tue Nov 19, 2019, 03:51 PM
Nov 2019

military officers do anything? At some point someone in the chain of command has to order you to do it. CIA credentials ain't going to do it. Who gave the order? Until they name their commanding officers, I have a tough time buying their story.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
4. Are you trying to suggest...
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 12:36 PM
Nov 2019

...that random people can't just show up and order naval officers to do stuff?

I do it all of the time. I just wander into Dover AFB and order the pilots to take me on rides. If they give me any guff, I tell them not to ask too many questions.

Works every time. They have no idea who I am.

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