Alex Dietrich, wing F/A-18F pilot, describes white oblong object and unusual movement from covering aircraft

Record

Date / period

2004-11-14 (reported in 2021)

Reported event / document

Alex Dietrich, wing F/A-18F pilot, describes white oblong object and unusual movement from covering aircraft

Evidence type

Firsthand visual witness testimony

Original data accessible?

Yes (public interview), not original sensor files

Verification status

Firsthand account publicly attributable; physical identity and claimed kinematics unverified

Competing explanations / missing data

Elapsed time since event; separate radar data and later FLIR1 sortie not firsthand observations by Dietrich

Next step

Compare Dietrich and Fravor testimony; seek contemporaneous crew statements and original records. Chunk M search (2026-11-12): Dietrich has given no sworn testimony. Fravor's sworn July 2023 testimony (SRC-209 p. 18) names her as the other pilot and is already cited on E-NIMITZ-60M; it confirms her presence, not her description. No contemporaneous crew statement or Navy record of her account found. Flag stays.

Source ID

SRC-129