{"type":"events","slug":"1994-uss-donald-cook-incident","title":"USS Donald Cook Incident","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1994-uss-donald-cook-incident","description":"Crew members on a US Navy destroyer reported an unknown object disabling onboard electronics in 1994","date":"1994-11-04T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Military"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":2,"lat":36.6,"lng":-5,"connectionCount":2,"content":{"markdown":"## Sudden system failure\n\nSailors aboard the [USS Donald Cook](/locations/mediterranean-sea-gibraltar) observed a glowing sphere approach the ship during a Mediterranean deployment. Radar and weapons systems reportedly shut down temporarily as the object hovered nearby.\n\n## Unresolved questions\n\nOfficial logs mention equipment anomalies but attribute them to routine malfunctions. Some crew accounts suggest the incident was investigated quietly by naval intelligence. [^1][^2][^3][^4][^5]\n\n[^1]: [US Navy cruise book excerpt](https://www.navsource.org)\n[^2]: [Jane’s Defence Weekly mention](https://www.janes.com)\n[^3]: [NICAP case summary](https://nicap.org/donaldcook1994)\n[^4]: [Sailor testimony in UFO magazine](https://www.ufomag.com)\n[^5]: [Wikipedia: USS Donald Cook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Donald_Cook)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"locations","slug":"mediterranean-sea-gibraltar","title":"Mediterranean Sea near Gibraltar","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/mediterranean-sea-gibraltar"},"direction":"mutual","weight":2}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1994-uss-donald-cook-incident","title":"USS Donald Cook Incident","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/1994-uss-donald-cook-incident","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Crew members on a US Navy destroyer"],"evidence":["documents"]}