Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. / Nimitz Witness
U.S. Navy — VFA-41 "Black Aces"
Alex Dietrich is a retired U.S. Navy Commander who was flying as the second aircraft in David Fravor's element during the 2004 USS Nimitz Tic Tac incident. Her independent account corroborates Fravor's observations and adds important perspective as a witness who stayed at altitude rather than descending to engage the object.
Dietrich was Fravor's wingman during the November 2004 intercept. While Fravor descended to investigate the object, Dietrich remained at altitude — giving her a different vantage point and making her an independent corroborating witness rather than a participant in the direct interaction.
She went public significantly later than Fravor, appearing in a CBS 60 Minutes segment in 2021. In her account she described feeling a sense of unease during the encounter — a subjective reaction she has noted as unusual for a trained combat aviator. She described the same oblong, white object with no visible propulsion and confirmed the instantaneous acceleration.
Dietrich has been more measured in her public commentary than Fravor, consistently framing the experience as something she cannot explain rather than making claims about the object's origin. She has said she chose not to speculate publicly for years due to the professional stigma around UAP reporting.
Witnesses Tic Tac UAP as wingman in Fravor's flight element
Goes public via CBS 60 Minutes interview
An independent corroborating witness to the Nimitz encounter. She was flying the second aircraft in Fravor's element and observed the same object from a different angle, adding significant credibility to his account.
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