Gimbal and GoFast UAP Encounters

January 2015 — Atlantic Ocean, off US East Coast

The Encounters

Between 2014 and 2015, US Navy fighter pilots assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group reported near-daily encounters with unidentified aerial objects during training exercises off the US East Coast. The objects, detected on radar and infrared sensors, displayed flight characteristics that defied conventional aerodynamics.

The Gimbal Video

The "Gimbal" video, recorded in January 2015, shows an oblong object rotating against the wind at high altitude. The video captures pilot audio expressing astonishment: "There's a whole fleet of them" and "Look at that thing!" The object appears to rotate independently of its direction of travel, a behavior inconsistent with any known aircraft or drone.

The GoFast Video

The "GoFast" video shows a small, apparently spherical object skimming above the ocean surface at high speed with no visible propulsion, wings, or exhaust. Analysis of the FLIR data indicates the object was traveling at significant speed close to the water's surface while maintaining a cool thermal signature, inconsistent with any known propulsion system.

Lt. Ryan Graves Testimony

Lieutenant Ryan Graves, an F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot, became a key public witness, describing encounters with objects that could remain stationary in Category 4 hurricane-force winds, then accelerate to hypersonic speeds. He testified before the US Congress in 2023 about the frequency and nature of these encounters, noting that the objects posed a serious flight safety risk. The Gimbal and GoFast videos, along with the earlier FLIR1/Tic Tac video, were officially released by the Pentagon in 2020.