NYT/TTSA: Official Release of Nimitz UAP Videos
A major media outlet partnered with a civilian research organization to distribute infrared recordings of anomalous aerial objects. The clips originated from a 2004 encounter involving a carrier group near California. Officials later challenged the characterization of this release as an official declassification.
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Late in 2017, a significant release of government-recorded aerial phenomena footage occurred through coordinated publication by a newspaper and an entertainment-science venture. The materials included thermal and visual data captured by fighter aircraft during training exercises over the Pacific. While initially presented as newly declassified records, subsequent statements from defense spokespeople contradicted this framing. The disclosure sparked widespread public and congressional interest in unidentified aerospace objects, despite ongoing disputes regarding the proper authorization for public dissemination.
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