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Institute ReportOpen Access2019

UAP: A Forensic Analysis of the USS Nimitz Incident

Robert M. Powell, Tim Gallaudet, Peter Reali, Colm Kelleher

Summary

A 270-page technical analysis of the 2004 Nimitz incident using declassified radar data, pilot accounts, and FLIR footage. The most comprehensive open-source forensic reconstruction of the event. Cross-references multiple sensor modalities.

Abstract

A detailed forensic analysis of the 2004 USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group UAP encounter, examining radar data from the USS Princeton, testimony from multiple Navy pilots, FLIR pod footage, and related electronic intelligence records.

Citation

Robert M. Powell, Tim Gallaudet, Peter Reali, Colm Kelleher. (2019)