Tic Tac UAP
TopicCraft TypeTic Tac UAP
TopicCraft TypeThe smooth white object reported by Navy aviators during the 2004 USS Nimitz encounters, later associated with officially released infrared footage.
The smooth white object reported by Navy aviators during the 2004 USS Nimitz encounters, later associated with officially released infrared footage.
The Tic Tac UAP is the object reported during the 2004 USS Nimitz Tic Tac Encounter off Southern California. Navy aircrews described a smooth, white, oblong form without visible wings, rotors, exhaust, or control surfaces. The nickname came from its resemblance to the mint. It identifies a reported morphology and case, not a proven vehicle type appearing in every later oblong-object report.
The encounter developed after the USS Princeton tracked unusual radar contacts during carrier-group exercises. On November 14, Commander David Fravor and three other aviators were diverted to investigate. Fravor testified that he saw the object maneuver above disturbed water, react to his descent, and accelerate away. A later aircrew recorded the infrared clip commonly called FLIR1; that video was not captured during Fravor’s visual engagement.
The Defense Department officially released FLIR1 in 2020 with GIMBAL and GOFAST, confirming the footage was authentic Navy material and did not reveal sensitive capabilities. The short clip does not by itself provide the range and complete telemetry needed to calculate every apparent maneuver. The case draws its strength from the combination of trained eyewitnesses, radar accounts, operational context, and video, while gaps remain in the publicly available sensor record.
The Tic Tac became a reference point for UAP Flight Characteristics and modern congressional interest. Fravor’s written statement and testimony place his observations on the record, but they do not establish origin. The unresolved debate concerns whether the combined evidence reflects advanced technology, sensor and perception limits, or an incomplete reconstruction of several linked observations.
[Retweeted] @MickWest @TheUfoJoe Pure nonsense from @MickWest, who refuses to engage when the evidence unambiguously points to an anomaly. For example, his “explanations” for “Gimbal” have been flatly falsified by *data* and *evidence.* (Ditto for, e.g., Omaha, Nellis, Tic Tac, Jackson, White Sands, etc.) https://t.co/Kg7QYhunDR
The aircraft comparison that changed the conversation
And Greenewald made the argument that AAWSAP wasn't a UFO program to start with, but folks like Lacatski went rogue and turned it into one. BS, and just piss- [Quoted] Remember when @MiddleOfMayhem reported that "AAWSAP was NEVER a UFO program" The 7th UAP files release (23 Oct 2026) includes nine BAASS contractor records from the AAWSAP era (D166 to D175). They describe AAWSAP as a DIA contract to study UAP: buying UFO reports from MUFON, building a UAP database, modelling the Tic Tac and so...
He’s a documented liar, so no surprise. https://t.co/yBibv2LJ4l [Quoted] Remember when @MiddleOfMayhem reported that "AAWSAP was NEVER a UFO program" The 7th UAP files release (23 Oct 2026) includes nine BAASS contractor records from the AAWSAP era (D166 to D175). They describe AAWSAP as a DIA contract to study UAP: buying UFO reports from MUFON, building a UAP database, modelling the Tic Tac and so on. Remember when he reported that UFOs were left out on purpose (NY Post YouTube, "Skinwalker...
Listen to Dr. Colm Kelleher in 2004. If you didn’t know better, you’d swear he was describing the Tic Tac UFO. Objects dropping 20,000 feet in seconds. Instant acceleration. Leaving fighter jets behind. The parallels are uncanny. https://t.co/EzAIrNOtmY
Two pilots flying a private charter jet at 41,000 feet over Ohio reported seeing a metallic, “Tic Tac”-shaped object emerge from thunderstorm clouds ahead of them. The encounter occurred near Tiffin on August 16, 2026. The crew described a highly reflective cylinder standing vertically, with no visible wings or control surfaces. They initially feared a collision before it passed to their left. One pilot photographed it after it had passed. NUFORC investigator Ben Hansen subsequently interview...
Pilots spot mysterious 'Tic Tac' UFO at 41,000 feet over US, but radar detects nothing
Pilots spot mysterious 'Tic Tac' UFO at 41,000 feet over US, but radar detects nothing
This article goes through the BAASS report which extensively described USAF & military interactions with UAP and USOs (including Tic Tac, transmedium disc and sphere) and modelled their behaviour - or at least tried to. It's from the 7th PURSUE tranche.
🚨JAY STRATTON NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE Stratton’s first on camera interview is a rare look at how the UAP Task Force actually operated. The confirmation th [Quoted] In 2022, George Knapp and I flew to Huntsville, Alabama, to sit down with Jay Stratton for his very first on-camera interview. Before Out of the Shadows. Before the headlines. The former director of the Pentagon’s UAP Task Force walks us through TIC TAC, GIMBAL, and GOFAST, his consultations with Skunk Works and Phantom Works, a...
