LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) — Thursday marks 20 years since what could be the most consequential UFO encounter of all time—the “tic tac” incident. The case helped reignite public interest in the UFO mystery and directly led to ongoing inquiries by members of Congress into the phenomena. However, few know that the groundbreaking investigation has origins in Las Vegas.
Pentagon officials did their best to downplay the incident, and the U.S. Navy didn’t bother to investigate, but the “tic tac” incident did lead to a significant investigation, even if the public wasn’t made aware until years later.
Over two weeks in November 2004, the ships and planes of the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group detected brief glimpses of unknown objects dozens of times off of the Southern California coast. Aviators aboard two separate F-18s reported encountering a strange craft with astounding capabilities. Nineteen years later, one of those Navy Top Gun pilots told his story at a public hearing before Congress.
