David Fravor
Retired US Navy commander; 2004 'Tic Tac' witness
- Service
- US Navy (retired commander)
- Command in 2004
- Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41, 'Black Aces'), USS Nimitz
- Encounter
- November 14, 2004, off southern California
- Testimony
- House Oversight subcommittee, July 26, 2023
Retired Navy commander who says he saw a white 'Tic Tac' object off California in 2004 and testified about it to Congress in 2023.
What is David Fravor known for?
David Fravor is a retired US Navy commander and F/A-18 pilot. In November 2004 he commanded Strike Fighter Squadron 41, the Black Aces, aboard the USS Nimitz.
On November 14, 2004, during a training exercise off southern California, he was sent to check radar returns that the cruiser USS Princeton had been tracking. By his account, he, pilot Alex Dietrich and two weapons systems officers watched a white, oval object about 40 feet long hovering over disturbed water. He says that when he spiraled down toward it, it rose to meet him, mirrored his path and then disappeared. A later flight recorded an infrared clip, the 'FLIR1' or Tic Tac video, which the Defense Department officially released in 2020.
Fravor testified before a House Oversight subcommittee on July 26, 2023, describing the object as having no wings, rotors or visible means of propulsion and saying its technology was far beyond anything the US had. The Pentagon has described such objects only as unidentified; no official explanation has been published for this case.
Main witness in the 2004 USS Nimitz 'Tic Tac' encounter and a 2023 House witness.
Mentioned on these pages
- Rabbit holeThe 2023 House UAP Hearing
- Rabbit holeThe USS Nimitz "Tic Tac" and the Navy UAP Videos
- PersonAlex Dietrich
- PersonChad Underwood
- PersonGlenn Grothman
Sources
- House Committee on Oversight, hearing page, July 26, 2023Primary text
- House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, 'Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency' (Serial No. 118-53), GovInfoPrimary text
- CBS News, 'The story behind the "Tic Tac" UFO sighting by Navy pilots in 2004'Reference
- Wikipedia, 'USS Nimitz UFO incident'Reference
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