A podcast for UFO & UAP beginners · Season 1
Episode 9Back on the Radar
A Navy pilot's 'Tic Tac,' a secret Pentagon program and the 2017 New York Times story that restarted the conversation.
The cases
Every case we cover has a field guide entry: what the record shows, what people claim, and the best explanation so far.
The Nimitz 'Tic Tac'
Navy pilots chase a smooth white object that the radar ship had tracked for days.
The O'Hare Airport Sighting
Airline workers watch a dark disc hover over a gate, then shoot up through the clouds.
AAWSAP and AATIP
A small Pentagon study, pushed by Senator Harry Reid, that nobody knew about.
The Stephenville Lights
A small Texas town sees a huge set of lights, and the Air Force changes its story.
Gimbal & GoFast
Two Navy infrared videos that changed the conversation, and the analysts who picked them apart.
The New York Times Story
A front-page story reveals a secret Pentagon program and two Navy videos.
Check the sources
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