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DoD Acknowledgment of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and Release of FLIR1 Video, DoD Press Release, Statement on the Release of Historical Navy Videos (Apr 27 2020, which officially ratified the Dec 2017 content).html

Department of Defense press materials acknowledging the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and authorizing release of the FLIR1 Navy gun-camera video tied to the November 2004 USS Nimitz encounter.

Brief

After a December 2017 New York Times investigation, the Pentagon confirmed the existence of AATIP and acknowledged that the FLIR1 infrared video was a genuine U.S. Navy recording of an unidentified aerial object. The Department of Defense later issued a formal statement on April 27, 2020, that officially ratified the December 2017 release of the FLIR1, GIMBAL, and GOFAST videos. The materials are presented here as an image or external asset; no extractable page text was provided.

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Agency: U.S. Department of Defense
Release: 2017-12-16
Type: PDF • .html
Length: 112.3 K
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Programs: Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP)
Tags: AATIP, FLIR1, USS Nimitz, 2004, Navy infrared video, UAP

Key points

DoD publicly acknowledged the existence of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) following the December 2017 New York Times reporting.p.1
The FLIR1 infrared gun-camera video, recorded by Navy F/A-18 aircraft during the November 2004 USS Nimitz encounter, was confirmed as an authentic Navy recording.p.1
On April 27, 2020, the Department of Defense issued a statement that formally ratified the December 2017 release of the FLIR1, GIMBAL, and GOFAST videos.p.1
The release frames the videos as depicting unidentified aerial phenomena captured by Navy sensors.p.1

Most interesting

The December 2017 acknowledgment was the first time the U.S. government publicly confirmed a dedicated, named UAP-investigation program inside the Pentagon.
The April 27, 2020 DoD statement is the act that formally retired any ambiguity about whether the three Navy videos (FLIR1, GIMBAL, GOFAST) were authentic government recordings.
FLIR1 is tied to the multi-day USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group encounters off the coast of Southern California in November 2004.

Cross-references

PDFDoD Official Release of Three Unclassified Navy UAP Videos (FLIR1, GIMBAL, GOFAST), NAVAIR FOIA Documents Page.htmlU.S. Department of Defense / Naval Air Systems Command
VIDPentagon's Official FLIR1 Release, April 2020U.S. Department of Defense / Naval Air Systems Command
PDFDIA AATIP Defense Intelligence Reference Documents (38 DIRDs), FOIA Release, defence-intelligence-reference-documents_DIRDs (archive.org collection)Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
PDFDIA Study of Gravitational Wave UAP PropulsionDefense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
PDFDIA's Ultracapacitor Power Systems Study, AATIPDefense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
PDFDIA's Laser Lightcraft Nanosatellite Concept StudyDefense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
PDFDIA's Warp Drive Physics and Extra-Dimensional Manipulation StudyDefense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
PDFDefense Intelligence Survey of Biological Sensor TechnologyDefense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

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DoD Acknowledgment of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and Release of FLIR1 Video, DoD Press Release, Statement on the Release of Historical Navy Videos (Apr 27 2020, which officially ratified the Dec 2017 content).html

Brief

Key points

DoD publicly acknowledged the existence of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) following the December 2017 New York Times reporting.p.1

The FLIR1 infrared gun-camera video, recorded by Navy F/A-18 aircraft during the November 2004 USS Nimitz encounter, was confirmed as an authentic Navy recording.p.1

On April 27, 2020, the Department of Defense issued a statement that formally ratified the December 2017 release of the FLIR1, GIMBAL, and GOFAST videos.p.1

The release frames the videos as depicting unidentified aerial phenomena captured by Navy sensors.p.1

Most interesting

The December 2017 acknowledgment was the first time the U.S. government publicly confirmed a dedicated, named UAP-investigation program inside the Pentagon.

The April 27, 2020 DoD statement is the act that formally retired any ambiguity about whether the three Navy videos (FLIR1, GIMBAL, GOFAST) were authentic government recordings.

FLIR1 is tied to the multi-day USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group encounters off the coast of Southern California in November 2004.

Common questions

What is DoD Acknowledgment of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and Release of FLIR1 Video, DoD Press Release, Statement on the Release of Historical Navy Videos (Apr 27 2020, which officially ratified the Dec 2017 content).html?

What does DoD Acknowledgment of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and Release of FLIR1 Video, DoD Press Release, Statement on the Release of Historical Navy Videos (Apr 27 2020, which officially ratified the Dec 2017 content).html reveal?

DoD publicly acknowledged the existence of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) following the December 2017 New York Times reporting. The FLIR1 infrared gun-camera video, recorded by Navy F/A-18 aircraft during the November 2004 USS Nimitz encounter, was confirmed as an authentic Navy recording. On April 27, 2020, the Department of…

Which agency produced DoD Acknowledgment of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and Release of FLIR1 Video, DoD Press Release, Statement on the Release of Historical Navy Videos (Apr 27 2020, which officially ratified the Dec 2017 content).html?

DoD Acknowledgment of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and Release of FLIR1 Video, DoD Press Release, Statement on the Release of Historical Navy Videos (Apr 27 2020, which officially ratified the Dec 2017 content).html is a primary-source record from U.S. Department of Defense. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED.

When is DoD Acknowledgment of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and Release of FLIR1 Video, DoD Press Release, Statement on the Release of Historical Navy Videos (Apr 27 2020, which officially ratified the Dec 2017 content).html dated?

What programs and topics appear in DoD Acknowledgment of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and Release of FLIR1 Video, DoD Press Release, Statement on the Release of Historical Navy Videos (Apr 27 2020, which officially ratified the Dec 2017 content).html?

DoD Acknowledgment of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and Release of FLIR1 Video, DoD Press Release, Statement on the Release of Historical Navy Videos (Apr 27 2020, which officially ratified the Dec 2017 content).html references Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), FLIR1, USS Nimitz, Navy infrared video…

DoD Acknowledgment of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and Release of FLIR1 Video, DoD Press Release, Statement on the Release of Historical Navy Videos (Apr 27 2020, which officially ratified the Dec 2017 content).html

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