{"type":"events","slug":"2004-2015-us-navy-encounters","title":"U.S. Navy Encounters","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2004-2015-us-navy-encounters","description":"Navy fighter pilots repeatedly filmed unusual objects off both U.S. coasts between 2004 and 2015","date":"2004-11-14T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Encounter"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":5,"lat":33,"lng":-118,"connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"## Tic Tac to Gimbal\n\nThe 2004 [USS Nimitz](/locations/pacific-ocean-san-diego) group recorded a white oval object performing instant accelerations.[^1] Later East Coast pilots captured the Gimbal and GoFast videos showing similar behavior.[^2][^3]\n\n## Policy changes\n\nThese encounters spurred new reporting procedures and eventually the creation of the Pentagon’s UAP Task Force.[^4][^5] Declassified videos renewed public debate over advanced aerial threats.[^3][^4]\n\n[^1]: [Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies: 2004 USS Nimitz Strike Group Incident Report](https://1ad59488-e74b-484c-a673-93655740754d.usrfiles.com/ugd/1ad594_bdf33403d1044939845a00a5bbf6d844.pdf)\n[^2]: [New York Times: Glowing Auras and Black Money](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html)\n[^3]: [Department of Defense statement on the release of historical Navy videos](https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2165713/statement-by-the-department-of-defense-on-the-release-of-historical-navy-videos/)\n[^4]: [Navy Times: Navy developing guidelines on reporting UFO sightings](https://www.navytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2019/04/25/aliens-ahoy-navy-developing-guidelines-on-reporting-ufo-sightings/)\n[^5]: [Department of Defense: Establishment of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force](https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2314065/establishment-of-unidentified-aerial-phenomena-task-force/source/establishment-of-unidentified-aerial-phenomena-task-force/)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"locations","slug":"pacific-ocean-san-diego","title":"Pacific Ocean / San Diego","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/pacific-ocean-san-diego"},"direction":"outbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2004-2015-us-navy-encounters","title":"U.S. Navy Encounters","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/2004-2015-us-navy-encounters","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Navy fighter pilots repeatedly"],"evidence":["film"]}