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The "Tic Tac" and the Sphere: Inside the Navy's Shocking UFO Encounters
: Graves noted that these objects could remain stationary in 120-knot hurricane-force winds for an entire day, a feat of endurance impossible for known jet technology. unidentified_naval_pilots_shocking_ufo_encounte...
: Moments later, the USS Princeton reported the same object at their pre-arranged rendezvous point, 60 miles away. It had traveled that distance in under a minute, suggesting speeds of approximately 3,700 mph. The USS Theodore Roosevelt Encounters (2014–2015) The "Tic Tac" and the Sphere: Inside the
: The encounters weren't always distant. In one instance, an object passed between two aircraft at a close range of roughly 150 feet, nearly causing a mid-air collision. Common "Observables" of the Unidentified The USS Theodore Roosevelt Encounters (2014–2015) : The
As Commander Fravor testified to Congress, the technology witnessed was "far superior than anything that we had" and remains one of the greatest mysteries of modern aviation.
The most famous of these encounters occurred on November 14, 2004, off the coast of Southern California. Commander David Fravor and Lieutenant Commander Alex Dietrich, flying F/A-18F Super Hornets from the USS Nimitz , were diverted to investigate a radar contact detected by the USS Princeton .