2023-07-26_Fravor_Statement.pdf

David Fravor Statement for the House Oversight Committee. 
 
I first want to thank you for the invitation to speak to this committee on the UAP topic that has 
been in the news for the past 6 years and seems to be continuing to gain momentum.   
 
My name is David Fravor and I am a retired Commander in the U.S Navy.  In Nov 2004, I was the 
Commanding Officer of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty-One, the World Famous Black Aces!  We 
were attached to Carrier Airwing Eleven and stationed onboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68).   We 
were at the beginning of our workup cycle that would prepare us for a com…

degrees when we made a nose low move to head to where the Tic Tac would be when we 
pulled nose onto the object.  Our altitude at this point was approximately 15,000ft with the Tic 
Tac at about 12,000ft.  As we pulled nose onto the object at approximately ½ of a mile with the 
object just left of our nose, it rapidly accelerated and disappeared right in front of our aircraft.  
Our wingman, roughly 8,000ft above us, also lost visual.  We immediately turned to investigate 
the white water only to find that it was also gone.  As we turned back towards our CAP point, 
roughly 60 miles east, the …

do they operate.   It has also led to the Whistleblower protection act in the recent NDAA which 
brings us too today. 
 
There are multiple witnesses coming forward that say that they have first-hand knowledge, that 
I’m sure Mr Grusch will or already has discussed.  What concerns me is that there is no 
“Oversight” from our elected officials on anything associated with our government possessing 
or working on craft that we believe are not from this world.   This issue is not about full public 
disclosure that could undermine national security, but it is about ensuring that our system of 
chec…