2015 · Atlantic coast, USS Theodore Roosevelt
GIMBAL and GOFAST
When2014 – 2015
WhereAtlantic coast, USS Theodore Roosevelt
Backing4 independent
Evidencesensor data, documents
In their own words
“look at that thing, dude!”
Unnamed F/A-18 aircrew, GIMBAL video audio, 2015 · source
After a radar upgrade, Navy F/A-18 squadrons off Virginia and Florida began seeing unknown objects almost daily. Pilots described one as a 'cube inside a sphere' that nearly collided with two jets. Two videos from this period became famous: GIMBAL, with a pilot exclaiming 'look at that thing, dude!' as the object rotates against the wind, and GOFAST, with an object skimming the ocean at speed. Lt. Ryan Graves later testified about the sightings.
Evidence, in date order (4)
- 2015U.S. Navydocument2015 near-miss hazard report Wikipedia: Pentagon UFO videos
- Apr 2020U.S. Navy / Pentagonsensor dataGIMBAL video officially released GIMBAL: official UAP footage released by the U.S. government
- Apr 2020U.S. Navy / Pentagonsensor dataGOFAST video officially released GOFAST: official UAP footage released by the U.S. government
- 2023Peings et al. 2023documentreconstruction study of the footage Reconstruction of potential flight paths for the January 2015 “Gimbal” UAP
How plausible · Very high
Officially released Navy videos, a hazard report and a named pilot's sworn testimony.
- ●●Access Direct observation or instruments.
- ●●Cost of speaking Named on record.
- ●●No gain sought Nothing to gain.
- ●●Consistent over time Stable over time.
- ●●Character record Trained professionals.
- ●●Independent convergence Independent sources agree.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.
On the record
- Both videos were officially released by the Pentagon in April 2020.
- Ryan Graves's 2023 sworn testimony.
- A 2015 near-miss hazard report was filed.
Claims
The objects were operating from the ocean and could stay airborne all day with no visible propulsion.firsthandSourced, unconfirmedRyan Graves
A dark gray or black cube inside a clear sphere passed between two jets flying about 150 ft apart; the lead pilot saw it.The Age of DisclosuresecondhandSourced, unconfirmedRyan Graves
They were ubiquitous, stalking Navy vessels.firsthandSourced, unconfirmedJay Stratton
Where
Atlantic coast, USS Theodore Roosevelt
36.5°N 74.5°W · region only
In The picture
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Sources
- Wikipedia: Pentagon UFO videos
- GIMBAL: official UAP footage released by the U.S. government
- GOFAST: official UAP footage released by the U.S. government
- Former Navy pilot Ryan Graves says he regularly detected UFOs
- Ryan Graves describes the cube-in-a-sphere encounter
- Wikipedia: The Age of Disclosure