



Navy Fighter Pilot Reports Radar UFO

A retired Navy F-14 pilot reported a UFO encounter that occurred June 17, 2000, when he was stationed aboard CVN-65 (U.S.S. Enterprise) out of Norfolk, Virginia. While flying fleet By NUFORC

12-19-2000

protection that might pose a threat to the fleet, their radar picked up an unidentified target. He could see nothing in the direction the radar operator called out, but the latter was insistent so the pilot asked his wingman if they had any contacts. The second F-14 also had an unidentified target showing at 13,000 feet and about 20 degrees off their heading.When the two fighters turned toward the bogey, it moved just enough to stay in the outmost reach of the radar. They made a tactical turn and “lit ‘em up,” accelerating toward the target position. As they did so, they saw the UFO move 180 miles across the radar screen in about 1.5 seconds. “We were shocked to say the least,” he said.After landing on the aircraft carrier, they were debriefed for an hour about what happened. “I never took any stock in UFOs until this happened,” the pilot said. “But I can tell you one thing for sure: We would have never been able to get near it, and if the U.S. has any craft like it I’m not aware of them.”