In 2014 and 2015, pilots assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron Eleven (VFA-11 "Red Rippers") operating from Naval Air Station Oceana began reporting a series of unusual encounters while training in Warning Area W-72 off the U.S. East Coast. Following the installation of the AN/APG-79 AESA radar aboard the squadron's F/A-18F Super Hornets, aircrews repeatedly detected unidentified contacts exhibiting unusual behavior. Initially dismissed as false radar returns, the contacts continued to appear o...

In 2014 and 2015, pilots assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron Eleven (VFA-11 "Red Rippers") operating from Naval Air Station Oceana began reporting a series of unusual encounters while training in Warning Area W-72 off the U.S. East Coast. Following the installation of the AN/APG-79 AESA radar aboard the squadron's F/A-18F Super Hornets, aircrews repeatedly detected unidentified contacts exhibiting unusual behavior. Initially dismissed as false radar returns, the contacts continued to appear o...