Published: 3 April 2019
(Scientific Coalition for Ufology, U.S.A.)
Source: Scientific Coalition for Ufology (YouTube
channel)
Video text:
“Senior Chief Kevin Day is a key witness from the USS
Princeton because of his position, rank, and experience. He was the Air
Intercept Control Supervisor for the Princeton
and for the Nimitz Strike Group. He was responsible for the radar operators as
well as the use of those radars for air defense. He has very extensive
experience with the SPY-1 phase shifting radar used on the ship as he worked on
one of the first SPY-1 radar systems on the USS Vincennes. His performance
rating in January 2005 from Captain J.L. Smith of the USS Princeton indicated
that he ‘greatly exceeded standards.’ The Captain made the comment on the
rating document, which is available later in this appendix: ‘He is my number #1
SCPO [Senior Chief Petty Officer]! A recognized expert in Air Defense, his
impact within the Nimitz Strike Group has been phenomenal.’ The Senior Chief
Day has 18 years of service at sea on Aegis radar systems and his medals
included the Meritorious Service Medal and the Navy/Marine Corp Commendation
Medal. He was also a Top Gun graduate for Strike-Fighter Tactics. He had seven
deployments to the Middle East and has
completed hundreds of air intercepts. A copy of these documents is available
later in this appendix.
This extended commentary is noted because it is
important to understand the level of competence and the capabilities of Senior
Chief Day. In civilian life he has earned a degree in Business Administration
and a Master Degree in Education. Kevin Day was first interviewed by Robert
Powell on January 15, 2018. He indicated that he had not been interviewed by
anyone else prior to that date. Mr. Day indicated that he had made notes of the
November 14, 2004 event and was operating with his notes during the interview.
Beginning in May of 2018 Mr. Day made several public interviews and became
active on a Facebook chat site. Some of his comments are regarding topics to
which he did not have first hand knowledge and may have been picked up from
things either he read on Facebook sites or heard from others or just changes to
memory. It is not the intent of this report to look for every inconsistency in
a witness’s testimony but instead to look for consistencies between witnesses
and draw a conclusion as to what actually occurred. It is believed the most
accurate recounting of the Senior Chief’s experience was his original interview
on January 15 with Mr. Powell.
Although not an interview, prior to his January 15th
statements Mr. Day did make a posting on an internet forum known as Open Minds
in December of 2010.
The details that he provided are very similar to the
interview conducted on January 15. There are some statements made that are
different such as a statement that the ‘Tic-Tac’ entered the water or that the
video was taken on a HUD display rather than a ATFLIR. But as a whole, Mr.
Day’s basic story has been consistent and in combination with statements from
other witnesses allows the critical portions of this event to be pieced
together.
Kevin Day’s experience with this incident did affect
him emotionally and his emotions are evident in his voice during the January 15
interview. The fact that this event had such an impact on Mr. Day, and that
there are also multiple witnesses, only strengthens the argument that these
witnesses experienced an extraordinary event. Nonetheless, the emotional impact
on Mr. Day requires us to look for corroborating evidence on the details that
he has recounted. This has been done and the critical facts recounted by Mr.
Day are supported by other witnesses.”
The November 2004 USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group 11
UFO incidents occurred about a hundred miles south west of San Diego, California.
The main UFO incident occurred on 14 November 2004 (Fravor and Slaight).
To my knowledge, seven U.S. Navy personnel, Kevin M.
Day, David Fravor, P. J. Hughes, Omar Lara, Jim Slaight, Jason Turner and Gary
Voorhis, have talked about the UFO incidents on the Internet.
Kevin M. Day was a radar operator aboard the USS
Princeton.
David Fravor, who chased the UFO (resembled a white
Tic Tac), was flying his F/A-18F
Super Hornet jet fighter.
At the time of the UFO incident, Fravor was the
commanding officer of the VFA-41 Black Aces, a U.S. Navy strike fighter
squadron.
P. J. Hughes was an aviation technician aboard the USS
Nimitz.
Omar Lara was a Flight Decker in Air Ops aboard the
USS Nimitz.
Lieutenant Commander (later Commander) Jim Slaight was
the pilot of the second F/A-18F
Super Hornet jet fighter.
Jason Turner was a Petty Officer Third Class (in
Supply) aboard the USS Princeton.
Gary Voorhis was a Fire Controlman Petty Officer Third
Class aboard the USS Princeton.
A large number of UFOs were recorded on radar on and
off for several days during the November 2004 U.S. Navy exercise, according to
USS Princeton radar operator Kevin M. Day.
Gary Voorhis experienced that the unknown objects
“zoomed around at ridiculous speeds and angles and trajectories,” and that “it
(the UFOs) was moving faster than our radar could register.”
Wikipedia article: “USS Princeton (CG-59)”:
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