Foundational Pentagon video release
Navy FLIR1 2004 Tic-Tac Video: Declassified DoD Record
Direct Record Summary
The FLIR1 video is an official 76-second infrared recording captured on November 14, 2004, by a US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet from the USS Nimitz carrier strike group using the Raytheon AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR pod. It documents an oblong anomaly lacking control surfaces or thermal exhaust plumes that executes high-velocity leftward acceleration off sensor lock.
Official DoD video
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Source record
- Video ID
- NAVY-FLIR1
- Incident date
- 2004-11-14
- Runtime
- 1 minute 16 seconds
- Location
- Pacific Ocean / San Diego Operating Area
- VIRIN
- 041114-N-0000X-001
- Filename
- FLIR1_2004_Nimitz.mp4
The 2004 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group encounter
FLIR1 is one of the three foundational government-acknowledged UAP videos that catalyzed modern federal disclosure, confirmed by the Pentagon in 2020 as authentic military sensor footage.
The 76-second sensor sequence
- 00:01-00:32 - ATFLIR pod tracks target in narrow field-of-view; object displays cold infrared signature with distinct boundary.
- 00:33-00:54 - Sensor operators toggle polarity between white-hot and black-hot; no conventional jet engine exhaust or rotor wake observed.
- 00:55-01:16 - Target experiences rapid leftward acceleration, breaking automated sensor gimbal lock and departing frame within tenths of a second.
What the official record shows
The official video shows an oblong aerial object tracked by military thermal sensors that accelerates horizontally off screen faster than sensor tracking gates.
What the infrared frame does not show
It does not prove non-human intelligence, exotic technology, or provide direct physical mass measurements without classified radar telemetry.
Questions that require multi-sensor correlation
Where are the accompanying SPY-1 raw radar tapes, E-2C Hawkeye data, and complete cockpit audio logs recorded during the encounter?
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Frequently asked questions
What does the NAVY-FLIR1 video show?
The official video shows an oblong aerial object tracked by military thermal sensors that accelerates horizontally off screen faster than sensor tracking gates.
Fact checkWhat does this video record NOT prove?
It does not prove non-human intelligence, exotic technology, or provide direct physical mass measurements without classified radar telemetry.
Fact checkWhat unresolved questions remain about this UAP case?
Where are the accompanying SPY-1 raw radar tapes, E-2C Hawkeye data, and complete cockpit audio logs recorded during the encounter?
Fact checkSources
- Department of Defense historical Navy videos release - Official DoD statement authorizing the release of three unclassified Navy videos (FLIR1, GIMBAL, GOFAST).
- House Oversight July 26, 2023 UAP Hearing Record - Official House Oversight Committee hearing transcript and sworn witness statements by Grusch, Fravor, and Graves.
- ODNI 2021 Preliminary Assessment on UAP - Foundational June 25, 2021 Office of the Director of National Intelligence assessment on 144 military UAP incidents.