In 2004, the United States Navy had an encounter that would send shockwaves through both the military and the UFO research community. Pilots flying off the USS Nimitz, a massive aircraft carrier stationed off the coast of Southern California, were sent to investigate a mysterious radar contact. What they found defied logic: a smooth, white, Tic Tac-shaped craft, capable of extreme speeds and maneuvers beyond anything in human aviation.
Commander David Fravor, one of the pilots involved, described the object as having no wings, no visible propulsion, and the ability to accelerate at mind-boggling speeds. It could stop instantly, dart left and right in ways no known aircraft could, and even appear to predict the movements of the fighter jets chasing it. When Fravor’s squadron tried to engage, the object simply vanished—only to reappear miles away, in mere seconds.
The event remained classified until 2017, when The New York Times and the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) brought it to the public. Since then, experts and skeptics alike have debated its origins. Was it an advanced military technology? A physics-defying craft from another world? Or something even stranger—an interdimensional traveler or a glitch in reality itself?
Adding to the intrigue, leaked infrared footage, dubbed the “FLIR1 video,” showed the object in action. Experts noted that no known propulsion system could explain its movement. The Pentagon has since confirmed the authenticity of the footage, but no official explanation has been given.
Could the Tic Tac UFO be evidence of extraterrestrial technology, or is it something entirely beyond our understanding? As governments around the world declassify more UFO-related data, the mystery of what lurks in our skies only deepens. One thing is clear: whatever the Tic Tac was, it had capabilities far beyond anything we can explain.
