Fact check
Is it true: USS Nimitz Tic-Tac UAP (Nov 2004)?
Partly — it's more complicated than the claim suggests.
The USS Nimitz encounters are real, documented by multiple Navy aviators and radar operators, and authenticated by the Pentagon. FLIR1 video confirmed genuine. AATIP program confirmed by NYT December 2017. The objects remain unidentified. Extraterrestrial origin is not established by available evidence.
The claim
In November 2004, F/A-18 Super Hornet pilots from USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group encountered an unidentified aerial object off the coast of Catalina Island, California. Commanders David Fravor and Al
Key evidence
Commander Fravor and Lt. Cmdr. Dietrich: direct visual observation
No physical evidence recovered from the objects
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