Tim Gallaudet
Before the sighting
26-year Navy career oceanographer: combat carrier deployment, SEAL meteorology support, ASW PM, Naval Observatory CO, Deputy Navigator of the Navy, flag rank June 2014.
During the sighting
Did NOT personally witness object. Claims he received Navy-network email Jan 2015 'URGENT SAFETY OF FLIGHT ISSUE' about USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG incidents (Go Fast video) that disappeared the next day.
After the sighting
Acting NOAA Administrator Oct 2017-Feb 2019. CEO Ocean STL Consulting since 2021. Advisory boards: Galileo Project, ASA, UAP Disclosure Fund, Sol Foundation. Sol white paper 2023. House Oversight testimony Nov 13 2024. Featured in 'The Age of Disclosure' documentary 2025.
Research notes
Strong rank/credentials, but witness status is second-hand (email about subordinate-personnel encounters). Significant commercial/organizational interest in UAP narrative. Documented Kirkpatrick dispute. Free Press 'Atlantis' framing risks credibility on non-firsthand topics. Score 6 balances high credentials against demonstrated rhetoric beyond what evidence supports.