Throughout 2014 and 2015, F/A-18 pilots operating with the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group off the U.S. East Coast repeatedly encountered unidentified objects, later called Gimbal and GoFast, that were tracked on advanced radar systems and captured on infrared targeting cameras.

Lieutenant Ryan Graves reported that his squadron observed the objects daily, including near-miss incidents. Two short clips, 'GIMBAL' (January 20, 2015) and 'GOFAST' (early 2015), were later officially released by the Pentagon on April 27, 2020. Graves testified before Congress in 2022 and 2023 that UAP encounters remained routine and underreported.