Kegan Gill, former Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot: “I locked my FLIR on this little spherical object putting off an IR signature. When I looked back up, that thing had moved much closer. The flight lead said we had to return to base. In the debrief, nobody said anything.” 👽🛸 While recovering in Virginia Beach, Gill woke to a massive formation of circular lights outside his second-story window at eye level. Instead of fear he felt an overwhelming sense of calm, walked back to bed, and later...
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...
Retired U.S. Navy Commander David Fravor’s July 2023 congressional statement recounts the November 2004 USS Nimitz encounter, reports unusual visual and sensor observations, describes later investigative contacts, and argues for congressional oversight of alleged UAP-related programs.
