A scary new idea about the cause of Tic Tac UFOs emerging from the ocean in front of US Navy sailors

The UFO expert who released a new video this week showing the infamous tic tac has revealed bombshell theories about the phenomena.

Jeremy Corbell, an investigative journalist and filmmaker known for his work with George Knapp on military-documented unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), has once again ignited public debate over UFOs – this time with newly released footage captured aboard the USS Jackson in 2023.

The video, made public Tuesday after a multi-year verification process, shows what Corbell and military witnesses describe as a ‘self-luminous, wingless, tailless’ craft rising from the Pacific Ocean.

But Corbell insists the new footage is far from an isolated event. Instead, he says it fits a broader and increasingly alarming pattern: repeated sightings of intelligently controlled craft that defy known aerodynamics, appear regularly in the same offshore military training zone, and may originate from below the ocean’s surface.

According to Corbell, the 2023 incident echoes two other major military encounters: the 2004 Nimitz sighting and a lesser-known but well-documented 2019 event in which a swarm of UAPs surrounded ten Navy warships over multiple nights.

The new footage, he argues, is not a standalone revelation but part of a growing body of evidence pointing to intelligently controlled craft – capable of transmedium travel (moving seamlessly through space, air, and water) – that have repeatedly appeared over decades in the same region: Warning Area 291, off the coast of Southern California. 

The 2023 release was supported by a new military witness: an active-duty U.S. Navy combat information center (CIC) operator who claims to have seen the object rise from the ocean with his own eyes. Corbell and Knapp, known for handling sensitive testimonies, vetted the witness and aligned his account with radar data and FLIR imagery.

The Navy veteran tracked the object using the ship’s high-powered SAPPHIRE FLIR thermal targeting system. Radar detected four unknown targets in the area, though two were captured on video. According to the witness, all four UAPs performed an instantaneous, synchronized maneuver – shooting off simultaneously without visible propulsion, suggesting intelligent coordination.

Two eerie UFOs have been caught on a US naval camera emerging from the ocean and taking off in a ‘synchronized’ flight off the coast of southern California. This was captured in 2023

The USS Omaha filmed a round object making a controlled flight above the water for an extended period of time before it finally entered the ocean in 2019

At least four pilots and two Weapons Systems Officers (WSOs) encountered the mysterious object as it flew at speed over the Pacific near Mexico on November 14, 2004

‘It’s become a working theory among people close to this that there’s an underwater base or installation off the California coast,’ Corbell said. ‘That’s the speculation from the sailors themselves.’

He believes the 2004 and 2023 cases may point to ongoing interactions with a concealed presence beneath the ocean – one that remains unacknowledged by authorities and largely unknown to the public.

What the footage shows  

The video, which Corbell emphasizes is not from an iPhone but from a weapons-grade military camera system, shows a heat signature in the shape of a smooth, oblong object. 

Crucially, it lacks any thermal exhaust or propulsion trails – features that experts would expect from conventional aircraft.

‘In the footage, what you don’t see is just as important as what you do,’ Corbell said. 

‘No wings, no tail, no flight control surfaces, no heat plumes. You’re seeing a perfect ‘Tic Tac’ – and it came from under the water. This is not a glitch. This is a trained military crew, on one of the Navy’s most advanced ships, using the best tech available.’

According to Corbell – and based on testimony from firsthand witnesses – radar tracked four of these craft during the incident. One of them, he says, was ‘targeted’ in the FLIR footage. 

Witnesses reported that the four objects performed an instantaneous, synchronized maneuver – ‘shot off all at once’, as the navy veteran described – suggesting coordination or communication between the craft.

Jeremy Corbell, an investigative journalist and filmmaker known for his work with George Knapp on military-documented UAP, has once again ignited public debate over UFOs – this time with newly released footage captured aboard the USS Jackson in 2023

The 2004 and 2019 precedents

In 2004, pilots aboard the USS Nimitz strike group tracked what would become one of the most well-known unidentified anomalous phenomena in modern history.

The so-called ‘Tic Tac’ was observed dropping from over 80,000 feet to sea level in less than a second – without producing a sonic boom and without any detectable propulsion. 

The event was corroborated by visual sightings, radar data, and FLIR footage recorded by Lt. Cmdr. Chad Underwood.

What baffled Navy personnel most, according to Corbell, was the object’s apparent interaction with the ocean. 

Commander David Fravor, who witnessed the encounter, described the craft as ‘communicating’ with something beneath the surface. 

Whitewater and a circular disturbance were observed at the spot where the object hovered – alongside what witnesses described as a solid, X-shaped object beneath the surface. 

He also emphasized that in both cases, the objects appeared to engage in some kind of interaction with the ocean – ‘docking’ with something unseen under the surface in 2004, and in 2023, possibly emerging from an underwater structure or facility.

In 2019, Corbell released a trove of videos, direct witness testimony, and radar data showing dozens of UAPs swarming ten U.S. Navy vessels over several nights. 

The objects were recorded by stunned sailors who said they spotted four UFOs in total in 2023

The objects hovered, maneuvered unpredictably, and often flew in formation – again, without any visible flight surfaces or conventional propulsion systems.

Weaponization, reverse engineering, and congressional testimony 

Beyond publishing footage, Corbell has been instrumental in bringing military whistleblowers – including David Grusch and Cmdr. Fravor – before Congress to testify under oath. 

‘There are people who’ve testified under oath that the U.S. government is in possession of non-human intelligence craft,’ he said. 

‘Grusch testified to this in Congress: biologics were recovered at crash sites. That means beings.’

He believes the propulsion systems demonstrated by these craft – likely gravitational- represent an extraordinary leap forward in science and defense.

‘These craft likely use gravitational propulsion. If you can master that, it changes everything – energy, defense, transportation,’ he said. ‘And it’s been confirmed under oath: the U.S. is engaged in reverse engineering programs.’ 

The implications, Corbell warns, are immense.

‘It’s the biggest secret because the stakes are that high,’ Corbell said. ‘This is a technological cold war. Whoever masters this propulsion wins everything – economically, militarily, geopolitically.’ 

Corbell speculates that the triangular objects are part of the same incident as the Tic Tacs diving into the sea

Video reportedly taken in July 2019 by naval officers using a night vision device, which showed pyramid shaped objects hovering 700 feet above a Navy destroyer

Corbell spoke exclusively with DailyMail.com after releasing the video this week

‘If this was China or Russia and they’ve leapfrogged our tech, we’re screwed. If it’s non-human, it’s a different kind of problem. Either way, we have to know.’ 

Why release the video now?

For Corbell, releasing any footage of this nature is a calculated decision – one that requires painstaking verification and close consultation with military and intelligence contacts.

With the 2023 footage, he worked with aviation experts, intelligence sources, and even consulted flight trackers to rule out known commercial or military craft.

‘Every time I release something like this, I become a target for misinformation,’ he explained. 

‘There’s a responsibility. I inform the Pentagon. I let intelligence agencies know ahead of time. We don’t release anything that endangers national security.’ 

Still, Corbell insists the public deserves transparency – and awareness.

‘UFOs are considered a matter above weapons of mass destruction,’ he said. ‘Why? Because the energy produced by these craft could be weaponized. 

‘If a craft can drop from space to sea level in a second, it could deploy a payload and vanish. That’s strategic surprise, and that’s what we have to avoid.’ 

The 2004 ‘Tic-Tac’ UFOs disappeared from sight about 60 miles north of Guadalupe Island off the coast of Mexico, according to witnesses who spoke with DailyMail.com

The bigger question

After years of investigation, Corbell says the deeper question is no longer if these craft are real, but why they’re here – and what their presence means. 

‘I’m confident these aren’t from any known technological civilization on Earth. Are they extraterrestrial? Interdimensional? Ultra-terrestrial? I don’t know. What I do know is – they are here. And it’s time we ask why.’