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David Fravor describes the Tic Tac on the Lex Fridman Podcast

When: 8 Sep 2020
Sources: 1 public source

David Fravor (right) at the July 2023 House UAP hearing U.S. House Committee On Oversight and Accountability, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Retired Navy Cmdr. David Fravor gave a nearly four-hour interview on the Lex Fridman Podcast, retelling his 2004 encounter with a white 'Tic Tac' object off California and discussing fighter flying and UFO reports. The episode added to his widely viewed first-hand accounts.

Media

David Fravor: UFOs, Aliens, Fighter Jets, and Aerospace Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #122Open on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Firsthand#122 - David Fravor: UFOs, Aliens, Fighter Jets, and Aerospace Engineering (opens in a new tab)Lex Fridman Podcast / 2020-09-08

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How the story came out

This reports on USS Nimitz 'Tic Tac' (Nov 2004).

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Where it fits

Earlier in MediaNYT: 'No Longer in Shadows, Pentagon's U.F.O. Unit Will Make Some Findings Public'23 Jul 2020 Later in MediaJames Fox's documentary 'The Phenomenon' released6 Oct 2020

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