USCG C-144 Tic Tac UAP — Tyndall AFB — April 24, 2024
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On April 24, 2024, a U.S. Coast Guard HC-144A Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft operating near Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, recorded an unidentified aerial phenomenon via its infrared sensor and the USCG crew applied the official 'Tic Tac' descriptor in the video title — the first confirmed U.S. Coast Guard UAP footage to enter a government declassification release. Two paired recordings — DOW-UAP-PR065 and DOW-UAP-PR066 — document the same object from the same mission. PR066 shows two distinct contrast events at the 0:09-0:15 and 0:33-0:48 marks within its 0:48-duration clip. Both were released via PURSUE Release 2 on May 22, 2026.
Key Facts
- ›First confirmed U.S. Coast Guard UAP footage to enter a government declassification release
- ›The USCG crew themselves applied the 'TIC TAC' descriptor in the official DVIDSHUB title — institutional validation of the Tic Tac classification
- ›Two paired records (PR065, PR066) from the same April 24, 2024 event
- ›PR066 (0:48 duration) shows two distinct infrared contrast events: at 0:09-0:15 and 0:33-0:48
- ›HC-144A Ocean Sentry — primary USCG maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft
- ›Tyndall AFB is the Air Force Research Laboratory's 53rd Wing home, active F-22 training base
- ›Uploaded to classified networks June 2024; released publicly May 22, 2026