In a recent podcast that’s already stirring controversy in both UFO circles and national security spheres, Australian investigative journalist Ross Coulthart — widely known for his reporting on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) — made a striking claim: the mysterious object encountered by U.S. Navy pilots in 2004 off the coast of California, known as the “Tic Tac” UFO, is not extraterrestrial, but a product of American aerospace giant Lockheed Martin.
“I now know categorically that the Tic Tac is Lockheed Martin,” Coulthart said bluntly during the interview, challenging years of speculation that the craft’s seemingly impossible maneuvers were of alien origin.
The “Tic Tac” incident, named for the object’s shape, has become a cornerstone in modern UFO lore. In November 2004, Navy pilots operating from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz encountered a white, oval-shaped craft exhibiting instantaneous acceleration, right-angle turns, and no visible means of propulsion — behavior that defies known aerodynamics.
But Coulthart went even further, suggesting that the U.S. has long been working on exotic propulsion technologies far beyond the public’s imagination.
“I'm increasingly convinced that the United States has made advancements in electro-gravity,” he stated. “Developments were made, breakthroughs did happen — in the 1960s.”
According to him, these technological leaps have occurred in extreme secrecy, hidden within the U.S. military’s so-called “black programs” — highly classified research projects that receive funding without public or congressional oversight.
“What I suspect is going on is there are a number of people in the national security establishment who justify this secrecy under a ‘noble cause’ — even when it involves stealing tech,” he added, hinting at the possibility of recovered non-human technology being reverse-engineered behind closed doors.
Coulthart’s bold statements are not without precedent. He’s been a prominent voice in recent years calling for greater transparency in U.S. government investigations into UAPs. Yet, as with many of his past assertions, his latest claims were not accompanied by concrete evidence — at least not publicly.
The timing of his remarks is noteworthy. They come as multiple U.S. congressional committees continue to investigate whistleblower testimonies and military encounters involving unidentified craft, some of which allegedly involve “non-human intelligence” and covert recovery programs.
If Coulthart’s claims are true, they raise serious questions: Why has such technology — potentially revolutionary for energy, transportation, or defense — been kept hidden? And who benefits from this secrecy?
For now, the mystery of the Tic Tac remains — not in outer space, but perhaps deep within the vaults of America’s defense-industrial complex.
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