U.S. Senate: Weapons Systems Officer Briefing on Gimbal UAP
A Navy Weapons Systems Officer who recorded the famous 2015 "Gimbal" UAP footage presented details about the encounter to Senate staffers during a classified briefing. The testimony occurred two years after the video's public release and provided firsthand military witness accounts to congressional personnel regarding the unexplained aerial phenomena.
Background
According to documents obtained by The Black Vault, the Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) who captured the widely circulated "Gimbal" UAP video appeared before United States Senate staffers in 2019. This briefing provided congressional personnel with direct testimony from the military aviator who witnessed and recorded the anomalous craft during the 2015 encounter off the East Coast.
The classified briefing represents a significant instance of military witnesses sharing UAP encounter details with legislative branch representatives prior to the establishment of formal congressional oversight mechanisms in later years. The WSO's testimony likely included operational details, sensor data interpretations, and observations not publicly available in the declassified video segments.
The existence of this briefing was revealed through formerly SECRET Navy email correspondence released under the Freedom of Information Act. The documents confirm that the 2015 encounter extended beyond the initial sighting to include formal congressional notification processes involving the actual flight crew members rather than merely administrative or intelligence officials.