FLIR1 / Tic Tac
Infrared footage recorded by a Navy F/A-18 aircrew during the well-known 2004 encounter.
ORIGINAL CASE ANALYSISRead assessment
What the footage supports
The target remains distinct enough to show that the sensor was tracking something, but this public clip does not establish its size, range, or acceleration. The strongest claims of extraordinary behavior depend on pilot testimony and other sensor reports outside the video itself.
Evidence limits
The release is a short excerpt without the complete flight track, calibrated range data, raw sensor file, or synchronized radar record.
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