"Didn't have any wings": Ex-Navy pilot, who witnessed famous Tic Tac UFO incident, recalls UAP sighting "about the size of an aircraft"

In November 2004, Alex Dietrich, a former Navy pilot and Lieutenant Commander, found herself at the centre of one of the most famous UAP encounters in history, known as the Tic Tac incident. Speaking to Sky History UK, the ex-Navy pilot recalled the day of the Tic Tac incident. She narrated that the day began with clear blue skies and calm waters. However, USS Princeton, another ship, had marked strange hits on its radar with an air speed and an altitude that didn't make sense back then, and they guessed it was a glitch.

Dietrich recalled looking down at the otherwise calm seawater and noticing a patch of white water churning below. She then spotted a flying object above the disturbance. Dietrich described witnessing the 40-foot, wingless, matte-white, oblong-shaped object that moved in ways that defied physics. She said it was 'the size of an aircraft'. She noted:

"It wasn't an aircraft. Didn't have any wings. It doesn't have any flight control surfaces. It doesn't have any exhaust. It didn't have any windows. It didn't have any markings."

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UAP and UFO sightings: Alex Dietrich recalls 2004 Tic Tac incident, questions lack of official investigation

According to CBS News, retired Navy fighter pilot David Fravor testified before House lawmakers in 2023 about his 2004 UAP encounter. He recalled spotting what he described as a Tic Tac-looking object while on a flight off the coast of Southern California on November 14, 2004.

In a 2021 interview with CBS' 60 Minutes, he recalled that he was training with Alex Dietrich when USS Princeton detected multiple anomalous aerial vehicles over the horizon. Fravor and Dietrich went ahead to investigate. Fravor and Dietrich claimed that they witnessed a white Tic Tac-looking object. Fravor, in a 2021 interview, said there were four people in the airplane and they watched the UAP for roughly five minutes.

Speaking to Sky History UK, Dietrich recalled that the strange Tic Tac-looking object defied all laws of physics and it was hard to anticipate its movement. She added that the objects had no markings, no wings, and no exhaust plumes. She claimed it was bouncing and hovering above the water. Dietrich further added that when she and the team came back to the ship, they reported the UAP incident through the chain of command. They gave the authorities a debrief, believing that there would be a formal investigation.

However, she hinted that despite the flight crew's debrief, no investigation was launched. Dietrich said the lack of investigation is one of the reasons why operators who happen to witness such UAP or UFO sightings have no idea about who to report to or what to do next. Alex Dietrich's biggest question isn't what she witnessed in 2004, but why no one bothered to listen to them.

Speaking about the Tic Tac incident, Fravor told the House Oversight Committee's national security subcommittee in 2023 (via CBS News):

"I think what we experienced was, like I said, well beyond the material science and the capabilities that we had at the time, that we have currently or that we're going to have in the next 10 to 20 years."

Alex Dietrich on the Pentagon releasing the first batch of UFO files

Previously, the Department of Defense released dozens of previously classified documents related to UFOs, including videos of UAP sightings. Speaking to CBS News, Alex Dietrich, who was pushing for the UFO files, revealed that she wanted transparency. She added that the material was finally out in the public domain. She also advised that the UFO files should be carefully analysed before jumping to any conclusion.

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