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 ...
Shoot... 16 hrs was standard. Not all on watch, but I had to go to work after watch and there was flight ops, then UNREP, then Fire Drills, then training, then inspections then gun shoots and then whatever else came down the chain. Somewhere in all that I had to find some sleep and time to play poker. Went a couple days at a time without sleep, or very little of it, all the time.
“Burning bush?”
Then get your dirty shoes off, man!
“One of many reasons I don’t believe this story.”
So, what are people seeing ?
drives me NUTS when acronyms are not defined!
6 hour shifts port and starboard is standard on subs.
Which acronym are you referring to?
The new word for UFO. They hope it makes it sound more true.
Hahaha
So they forgot to turn the stealth mode on full?
Or are flying with their running lights on,?
Sounds like superior life forms indeed.
LOL! You joke, and you also mock, but I get that. Particularly because of the topic. I don’t take it the least bit personal. I enjoy UAP topics entertaining and don’t take them seriously.
No, I was not suggesting “they” (if there are a “they”, which I don’t think there are, in the proper sense) forgot to turn stealth mode on, or running lights off. I would propose that the phenomenon (or technology if you want to call it that) is meant to be passively gather data, undetected. Because it normally manifests ass energy and not matter, active radar would not detect it, and if it does not emit radiation (at least in visible and other measured bands), then it’s virtually not there, except for what it’s reading. However, if it needs to actively scan, or actively interface with the environment, then it’s manifestation (for lack of a better word) is less passive.
You homophobic or something?
They were seeing one or more demons, manifesting physically.
Typically, demons are seen by people who are involved in occultic practices: seances, Tarot, Ouija, satanic worship, etc., etc. Note that the article's author failed to inquire whether the five witnesses had exposed themselves to the occult.
The definitive exposé is Lights in the Sky & Little Green Men: A Rational Christian Look at UFOs and Extraterrestrials
What should energized plasma surrounding a craft look like?
The frightening thing is that some folks are actually inviting UFOs to appear and make contact (see CE5 protocol of Steven Greer).
Demons are quite willing to accommodate such requests, but they want something devilish in return. That is what is frightening....
He says though that they mean us no harm. ;-)
There are two axioms that can help: without space a thing is not 'in' the Universe God has created; without time events do not occur 'in' the Universe God has created. Since even a lesser variable being is perceiving something caused by the existence of something, the something is IN the Universe God has created, therefore its total reality is greater than our perception capabilities.
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