Footage · infrared-video
GOFAST (Roosevelt ATFLIR video)
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GOFAST
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedAn ATFLIR clip released in March 2018 showing a small object apparently skimming low over the sea, with the aircrew heard reacting when the sensor locks on. The Pentagon released it formally in 2020. Analysts using the on-screen range and angle data argue the object was slow-moving and high, with the speed an illusion of parallax.
The recording
| Shot | |
|---|---|
| Shot by | ATFLIR pod of an F/A-18F from USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier air wing US Navy |
| Released | 9 March 2018 — To The Stars Academy; DoD formal release 2020-04-27 |
| Official status | The Department of Defense authorized release of the video on 27 April 2020 and said the aerial phenomena observed in it remain characterized as 'unidentified'. |
| Kind | infrared-video |
| Where | 30.300, -77.000 region |
| Media rights | See each item in the visual record |
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UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate 26 January 2025
- 0:06:56 ▶ Mick West
Go Fast was released a little later. And yeah, when I when I first looked at them, when I looked at the FL one video,
- 1:17:26 ▶ Mick West
I don't rule out these these options, but I think you should also rule out a plane. Okay, let's get into uh the Go Fast video which was
- 1:20:32 ▶ Jesse Michels
you have audio associated with the video and the guy goes, "Whoa, got it." And I just interviewed Navy fighter pilot Ryan Graves who testified before Congress also under oath and he kind of admitted
- 0:06:56 ▶ Mick West
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GOFAST (Roosevelt ATFLIR video), Roosevelt carrier group encounters (2014–2015), New York Times reveals AATIP and releases Navy videos, Pentagon formally releases FLIR1, GIMBAL and GOFAST, US Navy confirms the three videos show UAP, The Pentagon. Open the full map filtered to this record.
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- 1:20:32 UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate · Jesse Michels ▶
you have audio associated with the video and the guy goes, "Whoa, got it." And I just interviewed Navy fighter pilot Ryan Graves who testified before Congress also under oath and he kind of admitted
- 0:06:56 UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate · Mick West ▶
Go Fast was released a little later. And yeah, when I when I first looked at them, when I looked at the FL one video,
- 1:17:26 UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate · Mick West ▶
I don't rule out these these options, but I think you should also rule out a plane. Okay, let's get into uh the Go Fast video which was
- Statement by the Department of Defense on the Release of Historical Navy Videos
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