Nimitz UFO incident

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UFO incident unidentified aerial phenomenon encounter

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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tic Tac UFO incident	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UFO incident ⓘ unidentified aerial phenomenon encounter ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Nimitz Tic Tac UFO incident NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Nimitz UFO incident ⓘ
altitudeRange	sea level to high altitude ⓘ
associatedProgram	Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedVideo	FLIR1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Pentagon UFO videos ⓘ To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	2004-11-14 ⓘ
describedObjectColor	white ⓘ
describedObjectShape	Tic Tac NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Commander Jim Slaight NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Princeton (CG-59) NERFINISHED ⓘ
involves	U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy pilots NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy radar operators ⓘ USS Nimitz NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Princeton NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ off the coast of Southern California ⓘ
mediaCoverage	2017-12-16 New York Times article on Pentagon UFO program ⓘ The New York Times NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Commander Jim Slaight NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
speedCharacteristic	extraordinary speed ⓘ
year	2004 ⓘ

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2004 USS Nimitz incident → hasAlternativeName → Nimitz UFO incident ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tic Tac UFO incident