US Navy Footage Shows Unidentified Craft Entering Ocean; Pentagon Acknowledges, Congress Demands Answers

The US Navy has released verified infrared footage showing an unidentified craft hovering above the Pacific Ocean before descending and entering the water without a trace—an event now under active Department of Defense (DoD) investigation.

The unusual July 2019 encounter, captured by Navy surveillance off the coast of San Diego, has reinvigorated debate over national security, transparency, and the origins of so-called Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).

Key Details:

• The object is described by Navy personnel as “spherical, metallic, with no control surfaces,” according to mission records obtained in a Freedom of Information Act request.
• Navy sensors, including radar and forward-looking infrared, tracked the UAP for several minutes before it dropped into the ocean, with no signs of propulsion or exhaust.
• Navy crewmembers can be heard on the released audio expressing confusion and urgency while tracking the object, highlighting the incident as outside their operational experience.
• The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), a Pentagon unit established in 2022, has classified this incident as “unresolved” after reviewing both the video and witness statements.
• Similar UAP transmedium incidents have been recorded, including a 2004 Naval encounter with the so-called “Tic Tac” object also near Southern California, suggesting a pattern off the US West Coast.

Here’s the video in question:

Additional Official and Expert Context:

• No surface or subsurface vessels, commercial or military, were registered in the area at the time, Navy officials confirmed. Ocean search teams, including sonar sweeps, found no objects or wreckage after the event.
• Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN), a leading voice on UAP transparency, said, “The American people deserve to know what our military is encountering, especially when these incidents seem to defy conventional explanation and are happening in our own backyard.”
• Defense officials reiterate that while the vast majority of UAP cases have mundane explanations—such as weather balloons, drones, or optical illusions—this case, along with a small percentage of others, remains unexplained and under review.
• Dr. Mark Travis, former Pentagon analyst: “When you rule out known aircraft, atmospheric phenomena, and adversarial platforms, what’s left are events that challenge our technological assumptions.”
• Jeremy Corbell, who first released the video, states: “The lack of a splash, debris, or sonar contact makes this one of the most perplexing military-verified cases to date.
• In response to mounting congressional oversight, the DoD committed to regular reporting to lawmakers and the public on UAP investigations. AARO now receives dozens of new reports from military and civilian pilots each month.
• The Pentagon advises that national security protocols sometimes prevent full details from being released, but pledges to declassify information where it does not compromise sensitive collection methods.

Congress has scheduled further hearings on UAPs, with lawmakers emphasizing scientific investigation and the need for rapid reporting of future incidents. The Defense Department encourages military personnel to document all unexplained surveillance contacts, signaling a shift from past stigma toward a more open, data-driven approach.

With no evidence of wreckage or prosaic explanation, the mystery surrounding the US Navy’s 2019 encounter remains, contributing to a growing database of unresolved UAP incidents challenging current technologies and knowledge.