Navy Confirms UFO Sighting – San Diego (What’s Up)

📍 Location

📝 Description

Public reporting continues to frame the San Diego-area sightings as unidentified aerial phenomena observed by U.S. Navy personnel. The best-documented cases involve the 2004 Nimitz/USS Nimitz encounter off Southern California and the 2019 USS Omaha/USS Russell events near the same region, for which the Pentagon publicly confirmed the authenticity of several gun-camera videos showing unusual flight, including spherical and pyramid/triangular shapes and corroborated radar tracks. Since 2022, the Department of Defense has operated the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) to investigate such incursions as safety and security concerns; as of December 2025 there has been no publicly released evidence attributing these sightings to extraterrestrial technology, and no wreckage has been recovered in the publicly described cases. The article you referenced notes only that the Navy confirmed the sighting as a UFO, with no additional official details provided; current reporting emphasizes ongoing investigations and standard reporting practices for UAPs.

🔍 Circumstances

Incidents occurred in restricted airspace/training ranges off the coast of San Diego, California, involving U.S. Navy pilots and on-board radar/infrared sensors. Documented cases include the 2004 Nimitz group and the 2019 encounters (Omaha/Russell), with publicly released gun-camera footage later authenticated by the Pentagon. Since 2022, investigations have been conducted by the DoD through the UAP Task Force and its successor, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), under safety and security mandates. The referenced article states the sighting was confirmed as a UFO but does not provide further official detail.

👤 Physical Description

Publicly released footage and accounts describe a range of shapes: a tic-tac-like elongated object in 2004, spherical/ball-shaped objects that reportedly submerged or moved rapidly in 2019, and references to pyramid/triangular-shaped craft in related releases. Objects reportedly lacked obvious propulsion and demonstrated rapid, agile movements inconsistent with known aircraft. Descriptions vary by clip, sensor modality (IR/radar), and witness accounts.

ℹ️ Additional Details

Public disclosures emphasize safety/security concerns and do not confirm extraterrestrial origin. The U.S. DoD reorganized investigations into AARO in 2022, continuing to collect data and assess incursions; some footage and images have been declassified or released through media channels, but many details remain classified. The events have contributed to ongoing policy and reporting changes encouraging service members to report UAP encounters.

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