Official Navy UAP Footage

In 2020, the Pentagon officially released three videos captured by U.S. Navy fighter jets, documenting encounters with unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). These videos, recorded during missions aboard the USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt in 2004, 2014, and 2015, were widely characterized as evidence of UAPs and have sparked extensive media coverage. Additional footage recorded by Navy personnel in 2019 was later confirmed by the Pentagon in 2021, and further UAP footage from MQ-9 drones was released in 2023.

On November 14, 2004, Commander David Fravor of the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group investigated radar anomalies off the southern California coast. He reported observing a white, oval-shaped object hovering above ocean disturbance before it rapidly disappeared. A second team equipped with an advanced Forward-Looking Infrared (FLIR) camera recorded the object, later described as a “Tic Tac.” Similar encounters occurred in 2014–2015, when pilots from the USS Theodore Roosevelt captured the “GIMBAL” and “GOFAST” videos of unidentified objects.

The New York Times first reported on two of the videos in December 2017, leading to widespread public interest. Christopher Mellon, a former intelligence official, provided the videos, while Luis Elizondo, former director of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, resigned in protest over the government’s lack of transparency. In April 2020, the Pentagon officially declassified and released the FLIR, GIMBAL, and GOFAST videos, confirming their authenticity. Briefings were also provided to Congress, with Navy pilots reporting an increase in UAP encounters in recent years.

Public discourse surrounding these videos includes speculation about advanced foreign technology, natural phenomena, human error, and extraterrestrial origins. Despite numerous theories, the Department of Defense continues to investigate these incidents as unresolved aerial phenomena.

GIMBAL (Jan 2015):

Official Navy UAP FLIR Footage – GIMBAL pic.twitter.com/SIV23Bdw40

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GOFAST (Jan 2015):

Official Navy UAP FLIR Footage – GOFAST pic.twitter.com/5G4FLMsQ3H

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FLIR (Nov 2004):

Official Navy UAP FLIR Footage – FLIR pic.twitter.com/8zingwY3Rb

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