# A real object at 6 to 8 nautical miles that decelerates and reverses, as the aircrew reported from radar.

> Disputed: A real object at 6 to 8 nautical miles that decelerates and reverses, as the aircrew reported from radar.

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# A real object at 6 to 8 nautical miles that decelerates and reverses, as the aircrew reported from radar.

A real object at 6 to 8 nautical miles that decelerates and reverses, as the aircrew reported from radar.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- At the reported range the reconstructed path reverses, and the cloud parallax matches that range.
- Radar from the aircraft or the ship shows a stop-and-reverse track.

## What would rule it out

- The reconstructed line of sight is consistent with a straight distant track and the aircrew's radar account cannot be documented.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[At the reported range the best-fit path decelerates and reverses, matching the crew's description.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/evidence/EVD0D1SC0YY6KD4/at-the-reported-range-the-best-fit-path-decelerates-and)

Suggestive

FOR

[The crew's radar account exists only in interviews; no radar data has been released.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/evidence/EVD0D1SC16R51K8/the-crews-radar-account-exists-only-in-interviews-no-radar)

Established

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Is GIMBAL a rotating object or rotating glare?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/questions/QST0D1SBTVM5ZTZ/is-gimbal-a-rotating-object-or-rotating-glare)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A real object at 6 to 8 nautical miles that decelerates and reverses, as the aircrew reported from radar. [Answer ANS0D1SC0Q474SE]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D1SC0Q474SE
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