×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Wednesday
25
Feb 2026
weather symbol
Athens 13°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> World

Third Navy crew saw 2004 USS Nimitz UFO “forming”: They were “ordered to stay quiet”

The Nimitz UFO encounter in November 2004 is one of the most famous sightings in history

Newsroom February 14 09:39

 

A third US Navy craft witnessed the infamous tic-tac UFO in 2004 “form” in front of them, but the crew on board were ordered to “never talk” about what they saw.

It is widely believed two F/8-18E Super Hornets from the USS Nimitz were the first to witness the infamous UFO off the coast of San Diego on November 14, 2004, before a second team were sent out later and caught the object on camera.

>Related articles

Trump: I have a lot of people pointing a gun at me, don’t I?

How Athens “unlocked” Trump in one year: Energy, defense, the role of Kimberly Guilfoyle and the Gerape­tritis–Rubio meeting

The Washington Post: Trump tightens the noose around Iran – US sends over 150 fighter jets to Europe and the Middle East

Commander David Fravor, piloting one of the Super Hornets, has gained worldwide fame after his testimony was included in a bombshell New York Times article exposing the encounter in 2017.

But there are now claims a third aircraft was in the area at the time of the original sighting, with those onboard supposedly witnessing the craft “form in front of them”.

Read more: daily star

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

#aliens#Extraterrestrials#science#technology#ufo#UFO sighting#US NAVY#usa#USS Nimitz#witness#world
> More World

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

Trump: I have a lot of people pointing a gun at me, don’t I?

February 25, 2026

How Athens “unlocked” Trump in one year: Energy, defense, the role of Kimberly Guilfoyle and the Gerape­tritis–Rubio meeting

February 24, 2026

The Washington Post: Trump tightens the noose around Iran – US sends over 150 fighter jets to Europe and the Middle East

February 24, 2026

“Lockdown” at the port of Hydra: All shops to close for filming of the movie starring Brad Pitt

February 24, 2026

Plevris from Rome: Tolerance policies on migration belong to the past

February 24, 2026

Three reports, two lines on OPEKEPE: No criminal liability, says ND – Investigate Voridis and Avgenakis, opposition demands

February 24, 2026

Kyiv dismisses Russia’s claim on nuclear weapons as “absurd”

February 24, 2026

Putin issues threats on the 4th anniversary of the war in Ukraine: “Our adversaries know what will happen if they use nuclear weapons against us”

February 24, 2026
All News

> Culture

“Lockdown” at the port of Hydra: All shops to close for filming of the movie starring Brad Pitt

The production paid compensation equivalent to the businesses’ daily turnover, while scenes will be filmed tomorrow with a “flying dolphin” at the port

February 24, 2026

The photos of a national trauma: This is the Nazi sergeant who photographed the executions in Kaisariani

February 23, 2026

Eleni Glykatzi-Arveler: How she changed the historical image of Byzantium

February 23, 2026

The Herodion closes for three years: It will reopen with a new entrance, roof, lighting, no speaker towers, and an expanded forecourt

February 20, 2026

Brad Pitt’s secluded accommodation on Hydra: Why he chose the small hotel in Vlychos (video-photos)

February 20, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα