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Former Navy Pilot Testifies to Congress About Chilling UFO Encounter Off Virginia Coast

‘INEXPLICABLE’

Several witnesses testified in Congress’ highly anticipated UFO hearing Wednesday, including a former Navy commander who said UFOs are a threat to national security.

An illustration of the US Capitol building as a flying saucer.
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast

A former Navy pilot has recounted a chilling encounter he had with an UFO in 2014 as he flew an F/A-18 Hornet off the coast of Virginia Beach, saying the unknown object was so jarring his flight commander called off the mission “immediately” and they “returned to base.”

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