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An Event Summary of the 2004 event was posted on the site AboveTopSecret by an anonymous source under the pseudonym “Cometa2”. The individual that posted the documented indicated that they were not the owner but it had been made available on their German site known as Vision Unlimited and that they were posting it based on permission from another anonymous source under the pseudonym “Final Theory”.
This CVW-11 Event Summary appears to be an actual Navy event summary. A copy of it was provided various Navy organizations as part of the FOIA requests. There was never a reply that this was not a Navy document. It has a lot of information that matches what has been stated by witnesses and that is contained in other documents.
While not precise, it shows that the “Tic-Tac” due to it's size, estimated distance and lack of aerodynamic details in the ATFLIR image and by calculating it's average velocity and acceleration, along with the power requirements to perform these maneuvers, it cannot be any known type of aircraft using current technology.
The final conclusion is that the “Tic-Tac” cannot be another F/A- 18 due to the lack of identifiable wing's and air-frame characteristics, further since during the 2004 Nimitz aerial exercise the only planes in the area were F/A-18s and an E2 radar plane and neither of these could produce the results seen. This is an unidentified object with characteristics that are beyond our current understanding
originally posted by: Macenroe82
Excellent post.
And yes, to those saying they are guessing due to the unknown weight of the tic tac,
Sure they are guessing, but they are using assumptions based on today’s scientific understanding. And as they said, they were being conservative while taking into consideration fuel weight, aerodynamics, calculations of velocity based on the the f-18s speed...
it’s not some kids 8th grade science report.
These dudes know wtf they are talking about. It’s their job.
The Scientific Coalition for Ufology (SCU) endorses the scientific study of the UFO phenomenon and believes that all information regarding unidentified aerial objects should be released so that it can be properly analyzed by the scientific community. The recent revelation by The New York Times that the Department of Defense has been investigating unidentified aerial phenomena, commonly referred to as UFOs, since 2007 demonstrates that despite official U.S. government statements to the contrary, the UFO phenomenon is considered a serious topic. The SCU supports public disclosure of research into the UFO phenomenon, and supports an academic study of the phenomenon. A case examined by the DoD produced video from a F-18 Super Hornet that was part of the USS Nimitz carrier group. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Navy by an SCU member on this very incident have been met with statements of denial. The release of this video is proof that the government has withheld information on the incident. It is time to turn the information over to the scientific community.
The SCU is a research organization comprised largely of scientists, former military officers, and law enforcement personnel with technical experience and backgrounds in investigation. The SCU is currently examining the material released by the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program (within the Dept of Defense as identified in media reports) with the objective to either identify the unknown objects, or add information as to the characteristics of these objects. Material regarding unidentified objects from military outlets is very rare in recent years. The SCU has experience with similar infrared video in an exhaustive investigation conducted on a case in Puerto Rico. The resources and knowledge gained in that investigation will be brought to bear in this examination and the results will be shared with the public.
The following SCU affiliates have endorsed the above statement:
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Mr. Morgan Beall, BS Earth Science
Dr. Timothy Brigham, Ph.D Psychology
Mr. Simon Brookes, Bsc Soil Science
Dr. Thomas E. Bullard, Ph.D Folklore
Mr. Larry Cates, BS Mathematics
Mr. James E Clarkson, Police Detective Sergeant (RET)
Mr. Keith Conroy, BS Electrical Engineering
Mr. Marc D’Antonio, BS Astronomy
Mr. Daniel Erickson, US Army Major (RET)
Dr. Erol Faruk, Ph.D Chemistry
Mr. Clint P. Garrison MBA/MSc Information Technology
Mr. Richard Hoffman, Senior Systems Analyst, US Army
Mr. Ralph Howard, MS Geology
Mr. Doug Kimzey, BSEE Software Engineer
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Mr. Charles Lamoureux, RN, Manager
Mr. Thomas McNear, Army Intelligence Officer
Mr. Carl Paulson, BS Physics, Tokamak Reactor Design
Mr. Robert Powell, BS Chemistry
Mr. Kevin D Randle, Lt Col USAR (RET)
Mr. Peter Reali, MS Electrical Engineering
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Dr. Mark Rodeghier, Ph.D Sociology
Mr. Alejandro Rojas, BA Organizational Psychology
Mr. Chris Rutkowski, science educator
Dr. Michael Swords, Ph.D History of Science & Technology
Mr. Tim Thompson, US Navy Captain (RET)
Dr. Gregory Vasquez, Ph.D Chemistry
Mr. William W Walker, Health Physicist-radiation
originally posted by: butcherguy
originally posted by: Macenroe82
Excellent post.
And yes, to those saying they are guessing due to the unknown weight of the tic tac,
Sure they are guessing, but they are using assumptions based on today’s scientific understanding. And as they said, they were being conservative while taking into consideration fuel weight, aerodynamics, calculations of velocity based on the the f-18s speed...
it’s not some kids 8th grade science report.
These dudes know wtf they are talking about. It’s their job.
That would be me.
They have no idea what it was. They admit it.
As far as we know, humans have no a/c that can perform maneuvers like this thing did.
I am not saying that they are clueless about doing calculations.
I simply put it out there that they have no idea what the thing weighed and because of that can not put an accurate number on power needed for the maneuvers.
The authors seem confused. Fravor clearly said he did not take images of the Tic Tac UFO he saw.
originally posted by: shawmanfromny
While not precise, it shows that the “Tic-Tac” due to it's size, estimated distance and lack of aerodynamic details in the ATFLIR image and by calculating it's average velocity and acceleration, along with the power requirements to perform these maneuvers, it cannot be any known type of aircraft using current technology.
LT [blanked] was clear in that he couldn't confirm that it was the same object as described by the FASTEAGLE flight. He never had visual, only seeing the object via the FLIR.
So even though the pilots could identify the target being similar in shape (from their higher quality original tape), there's no guarantee it really was the same target. And the crew that filmed it was predisposed to interpret such target as the Tic Tac they were looking for.