During training and operational flights conducted by Carrier Air Wing One aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt in 2015, U.S. Navy aviators continued to encounter unidentified aerial phenomena operating within military training areas off the eastern coast of the United States. Several encounters were recorded using AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR targeting pods, including the videos later known as GIMBAL and GOFAST. The incidents became some of the most widely recognized military UAP cases following their public release and official acknowledgment by the U.S. Department of Defense.
The 2015 USS Theodore Roosevelt East Coast UAP encounters represented a continuation of the unexplained sightings first reported during 2014. Navy aviators operating F/A-18 Super Hornets routinely detected unidentified objects both visually and on upgraded AN/APG-79 AESA radar systems while flying within military warning areas off the Atlantic coast.
Two of the most well-known recordings from these encounters are the GIMBAL and GOFAST infrared videos captured using the aircraft's AN/ASQ-228 Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) targeting pod. The GIMBAL video appears to show a dark object above a cloud layer that seems to rotate while being tracked, while GOFAST depicts a small object appearing to move rapidly over the ocean surface.
The videos were later released publicly and officially authenticated by the U.S. Department of Defense. Although the videos alone remain the subject of differing interpretations, they form part of a broader series of encounters supported by pilot testimony, radar observations and recurring reports from Carrier Air Wing One personnel.
| Date: | 2015-01-21 |
| Location: | Eastern Seaboard, Atlantic Ocean |
| Country: | United States |
| Category: | Military |
| Credibility: | High / Military Witnesses |