The USS Nimitz UFO incident was a radar-visual encounter of a UFO by US fighter pilots of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, with the primary encounter registered during a training exercise in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California on 14 November 2004, with alleged sightings occurring in the days before and after this encounter.
The US Navy pilot who filmed the USS Nimitz unidentified encounter, also known as the “Tic Tac” UFO, from the infrared camera on the left wing of his F/A-18 Super Hornet, has finally broken the silence, speaking to New York Magazine and opening up on the now-famous video he shot in 2004.
Chad Underwood's fascinating footage showed a strange, oblong-shaped object (hence “Tic Tac”), soaring through the skies off the coast of San Diego, between 15,000 and 24,000 feet in midair.
In the interview, the ex-pilot backed up previous claims, suggesting the “erratic” nature of the craft meant it couldn't be part of a secret project.
“And what I mean by “erratic” is that its changes in altitude, air speed, and aspect were just unlike things that I've ever encountered before flying against other air targets… Because, aircraft, whether they're manned or unmanned, still have to obey the laws of physics… The Tic Tac was not doing that,” he said.
The pilot was also confused by the apparent lack of propulsion in the craft, noting that a source of heat was visible in…
