Posted on 05/09/2022 6:26:28 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Several U.S. Navy personnel who served aboard the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) say they encountered a mysterious, orb-shaped flying object in 2004 while on duty off the eastern coast of the United States. Nearly two decades later, the incident still defies explanation.
Witnesses who were on the nuclear-powered Nimitz-class supercarrier the night of the incident describe seeing a 20 to 40-foot wide luminous round object, which suddenly appeared and began to hover over the ship’s flight deck.
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THE USS RONALD REAGAN UAP ENCOUNTER
During The Debrief’s ongoing investigation, we have identified and interviewed five witnesses who were aboard the USS Reagan during the timeframe of the incident, and who were all able to provide firsthand accounts of having witnessed the UAP. As part of this process, verification of military service was completed using DD-214 military separations documents, the official 2004 USS Ronald Reagan cruise book, and corroborating witness statements.
Although multiple interviews and record checks were conducted, none of the witnesses we spoke with were able to remember the specific date of the encounter.
UAP WITNESS 1
Karol Olesiak was a 3rd class petty officer and Quartermaster on the Ronald Reagan at the time of the incident. His job involved navigation of the ship, working from the main bridge at the navigation table. He was also responsible for the USS Reagan’s official ship logbook during the encounter.
On the day of the UAP event, Karol was Quartermaster of the Watch (QMOW) during the 8:00 PM-12:00 AM time frame. This duty required him to report to the main bridge navigation table and involved coordination of the maneuvering of the vessel.
Olesiak told The Debrief that when he arrived to relieve the previous watch that evening, the outgoing Quartermaster of the Watch indicated something was already going on at that time, though the individual offered no additional information. However, it soon became apparent to Olesiak that something was happening outside above the flight deck.
“I’m pretty sure ‘it’ was there,” Olesiak said. “And they were like, ‘I don’t know what that is. I don’t care.’ You know what I mean? Like they had an attitude like ‘I’m going to my rack. I don’t care. … don’t even bother me about this shit’… So this ‘thing’ is there, the entirety of my watch and because the officers are ignoring it, I’m forced to ignore it.”
Olesiak emphasized that everyone was working 16-hour shifts and unless an issue was life-threatening most problems were prioritized. He stated that his prior training in boot camp indoctrinated him to not question orders. The officer of the watch continued normal bridge operations, he said. Olesiak said he saw a large round and orange-colored glowing object with a fiery surface hovering about 100 feet above the flight deck. He said he viewed this object directly through the windows on the bridge at eye level. Olesiak says the surface of the object reminded him of biblical descriptions of the “burning bush”.
“In the Eastern Orthodox church, they explain the burning Bush as unburnt energy,” Olesiak mused. “When you see it, you are entranced by the novelty of it. You’ve never seen it before. Right? You’ve never seen negative energy… but it’s there. You don’t know what it is, the experience of seeing something you haven’t seen before.”
Olesiak pointed out that the Officer Of the Watch (OOW) and the Conning Officer on the bridge were not alarmed by the object. They continued working as if nothing unusual was going on. When asked to clarify why he did not report his sighting, Olesiak stated that his training required him to defer to senior officers. Since they had observed it and were not reacting, likewise it was his responsibility to stay on task. “It’s a problem when somebody says that it’s a problem. It’s a problem when somebody tells you that it’s a problem.”, He stated. Karol said he was surprised aircraft operations continued.
“And it’s watching the planes, it’s watching the planes get launched,” he said. “For me, even though I’d never seen it before, I thought that this was natural and that, you know, that this was an organic thing that we would, maybe another form of life, maybe, but something we would figure out in the future”
Karol only viewed the object from his position on the bridge. He does not remember seeing the object arrive, or move in any way other than match the speed of the ship which he said was ahead at 22 knots based on flight ops. He believes that the object was in the same location during the entirety of his four-hour watch.
Olesiak first wrote about the sighting on his website in October 2021 (UAP investigator Keith Basterfield brought this article to the attention of Dave Beaty for this report). You can also hear more from Karol Olesiak in this video interview with Dave Beaty (below):
(Excerpt) Read more at thedebrief.org ...
UAP?
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. It what the Navy uses instead of UFO.
UAP = Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon aka the new phrase to say UFO.
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I want to be....oh, never mind
TY....The asshat couldn’t even print out what the abbreviation stands for....one time...
Intergalactic consequences and they are interviewing E-3s QMOW runners and E-4s QMOWs. What a farcical fairy story. I suppose the OOD or maybe even the CO might have seen something worth putting in the official ships log?
Why would an ufo appear as a glowing orb?
The officers ignored this event and even ripped it out of the log when denoted.
Why would an ufo appear as a glowing orb?
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They’re not supposed to be apparent at all and most of the time they aren’t. They are stealth. From other accounts of orbs, they pass through solid mass, which indicates they are energy and have no mass.
Personally, I suspect (if they are real) that they are ubiquitous. No one can see them 99%+ of the time. They gather data. The description in this story made it seem as though it was passively watching deck operations but the other feeling I gather from orb stories is that they might be looking for specific individuals. Like, checking up on their location and condition.
That is probly a direct violation of the CO’s orders. Official logs dont get pages ripped out of them without someone getting court martialed.
Because they have evolved beyond conventional light shows...
That was discussed in the article (just as you say).
“That is probly a direct violation of the CO’s orders. Official logs dont get pages ripped out of them without someone getting court martialed”
Unless it’s CYOA time. Not criminally, but enuff to screw a promotion.
“All green of skin... 800 centuries ago, their bodily fluids include the birth of half-breeds. For the fundamental truth self-determination of the cosmos, for dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.”
One of many reasons I don’t believe this story.
16 hour shifts....BS. Four hours on the bridge is the standard. Anything else causes huge attention span issues. Been there, done that on several CVNs.
Apparently Deck Department was passing around some good stuff!
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