Person · Registry ID 021
Cmdr. David Fravor
Retired Navy commander (2023)
Rank Commander, USN (ret.) Documented1 position on the chart1 evidence record
Positions on the chart (1)
- Navy CO, VFA-41 (2004 Nimitz encounter), 2004 Documented
Registry record
- Past roles
- U.S. Navy fighter pilot; commanding officer VFA-41
- Credentials
- Career naval aviator and squadron commanding officer
- UAP involvement
- 2004 USS Nimitz Tic Tac incident
- Principal disclosures
- Describes direct visual encounter during intercept
- Evidence contributed
- Firsthand sworn testimony; corroborating aircrew accounts
- Knowledge type
- Firsthand visual witness
- Corroboration
- Encounter testimony documented; full sensor context remains incomplete
- Assessment
- Strong firsthand military witness; object nature undetermined
- Rank source
- People Registry
- Last reviewed
- 2026-10-29
Evidence (1)
- David Fravor recounts visual Tic Tac encounter during Nimitz operations Claim unverifiedFirsthand