# What did Fravor and Dietrich see on 14 November 2004? · 2004 Nimitz encounter and the Navy videos > Four answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Four are still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/questions/QST0D1SBTC04CMV/what-did-fravor-and-dietrich-see-on-14-november-2004 Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:15+00:00 --- **0** # What did Fravor and Dietrich see on 14 November 2004? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·4 answers·0·0 following **Four answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Four are still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet. ## Why it matters The visual encounter is the core of the case. Four aircrew in two aircraft describe the same wingless white object over disturbed water, and the flight lead says it accelerated beyond anything he had seen⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1SBB7M7JW2/statement-for-the-house-oversight-committee-subcommittee-on)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1SBCEP3AFT/navy-pilots-recall-unsettling-2004-uap-sighting). If it was a conventional object misjudged, the radar story becomes secondary; if not, it is the best-attested military UAP sighting on record. ## Answers 4 [**A classified US test vehicle operating in the exercise area.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/answers/ANS0D1SBX9R690D/a-classified-us-test-vehicle-operating-in-the-exercise-area) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for, 1 against Still possible [**A conventional object (aircraft, drone, balloon or surface wake) whose range, size and speed the crews…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/answers/ANS0D1SBWJA2ABW/a-conventional-object-aircraft-drone-balloon-or-surface-wake) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for, 1 against Still possible [**An aircraft or drone of unknown origin with performance outside the aircrew's experience.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/answers/ANS0D1SBVK23SFX/an-aircraft-or-drone-of-unknown-origin-with-performance) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 2 for, 1 against Still possible [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/answers/ANS0D1SBY161MFK/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 2021[Office of the Director of National Intelligence puts forward: a classified US test vehicle operating in the exercise area.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1SBDXJ43ZW/preliminary-assessment-unidentified-aerial-phenomena) 1. 2021[Whitaker: two experienced pilots in separate aircraft independently describe wingless erratic motion, which ordinary…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1SBCEP3AFT/navy-pilots-recall-unsettling-2004-uap-sighting)Against: A conventional object (aircraft, drone, balloon or surface wake) whose range, size and speed the crews… 1. 2021[Office of the Director of National Intelligence: oDNI lists US developmental programmes among five candidate categories for military UAP reports.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1SBDXJ43ZW/preliminary-assessment-unidentified-aerial-phenomena)For: A classified US test vehicle operating in the exercise area. 1. 2023[Fravor puts forward: an aircraft or drone of unknown origin with performance outside the aircrew's experience.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1SBB7M7JW2/statement-for-the-house-oversight-committee-subcommittee-on) 1. 2023[Fravor: no contemporaneous debrief, tape or radar record has been released to test the account.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1SBB7M7JW2/statement-for-the-house-oversight-committee-subcommittee-on)Against: An aircraft or drone of unknown origin with performance outside the aircrew's experience. 1. 2023[Fravor: four aircrew describe the same shape, colour, absence of wings and exhaust, and sudden acceleration.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1SBB7M7JW2/statement-for-the-house-oversight-committee-subcommittee-on)For: An aircraft or drone of unknown origin with performance outside the aircrew's experience. 1. 2023[Chasan: the crews had no reference for size or distance over open water; the figures of 40 to 45 feet and half a mile…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1SBCPG53Q8/the-story-behind-the-tic-tac-ufo-sighting-by-navy-pilots-in)For: A conventional object (aircraft, drone, balloon or surface wake) whose range, size and speed the crews… 1. 2024[Dress: aARO's historical review found no evidence that any US programme accounts for the UAP cases it examined.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1SBHAY3VK6/pentagon-report-throws-cold-water-on-ufos-alien-visits)Against: A classified US test vehicle operating in the exercise area. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/questions/QST0D1SBTC04CMV/what-did-fravor-and-dietrich-see-on-14-november-2004%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/questions/QST0D1SBTC04CMV/what-did-fravor-and-dietrich-see-on-14-november-2004%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/questions/QST0D1SBTC04CMV/what-did-fravor-and-dietrich-see-on-14-november-2004%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/questions/QST0D1SBTC04CMV/what-did-fravor-and-dietrich-see-on-14-november-2004%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/questions/QST0D1SBTC04CMV/what-did-fravor-and-dietrich-see-on-14-november-2004%23add-source) Where it fits 2004 Nimitz encounter and the Navy videos **What did Fravor and Dietrich see on 14 November 2004?** Key question · you're here [What were the Princeton's radar tracks?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/questions/QST0D1SBVB80ZGV/what-were-the-princetons-radar-tracks)Open · 3 answers, inconclusive [ Ask a question under this one ]