Ah yes, the classic “Close Eyes and It’s Gone” maneuver—standard issue for UFO avoidance! Though, to be fair, you already have to be a little crazy to work on submarines… so maybe we were the ones the UFOs were avoiding. 😉 And just think, the aliens have a hard time with their family too—“No really, we saw a submarine! For reals!”
It sounds like folks who were on surface Navy ships far out to sea for many years were almost certain to see a USO/UFO in their faces at some point in their career.
It has been a poorly kept secret.