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Cmdr. David Fravor

USS Nimitz, 2004 · US · b. 1965
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U.S. Navy commander, former CO of the VFA-41 Black Aces. Lead pilot in the 2004 Nimitz Tic Tac encounter off the Baja coast. Testified to the House Oversight Committee in 2023.

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Cmdr. David Fravor is a retired United States Navy pilot and former commanding officer of the Black Aces squadron. He is globally recognized for his 2004 interception of a 'Tic Tac' shaped UAP off the coast of Southern California during the Nimitz carrier strike group training exercises. Fravor's key contribution is his highly credible, firsthand account of the object's physics-defying maneuvers, which was corroborated by shipboard radar data and infrared video. He provided pivotal sworn testimony before the House Oversight Committee in 2023 regarding the tactical details of the incident. His account remains one of the most meticulously documented and scrutinized UAP cases in modern military history.

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