US Navy Crew Reports 1000 Foot Object Emerging from Gulf of Mexico in 2017
"The craft rose up out of the water, the Gulf of Mexico, about 40 feet. No water was dripping from the craft. Within a split second, the craft disappeared at a 30-degree angle into the sky. Speed appeared to be faster than the speed of a light turning on in a room."
About this episode
On this March 28, 2023 episode of the Richard Dolan Show, UFO historian Richard Dolan presented a comprehensive investigation into USOs (unidentified submersible objects), drawing from hundreds of cases he has researched over the past year. Dolan opened with the revelation that 70% of Earth is water and most USO encounters go unreported due to military classification protocols, making this phenomenon significantly under-recognized despite substantial evidence. The episode systematically documented USO cases spanning from 1879 to 2019, focusing on remarkably consistent patterns including massive rotating luminous wheels observed in strategic shipping choke points like the Strait of Hormuz and Strait of Malacca. Dolan highlighted a December 2020 confirmation from a senior intelligence official that US military systems have detected non-cavitational, extremely fast-moving underwater objects, and that the UAP Task Force showed particular interest in transmedium vehicles. Notable cases included a 2017 Gulf of Mexico sighting where offshore vessel crew witnessed a 1,000-foot craft emerge from the water and disappear at extraordinary speed, and a 2008 Nova Scotia incident where three triangular objects surfaced sequentially. Dolan also revealed potential connections between the Davis-Wilson notes and witnesses involved with a TRW program called Zodiac. He emphasized that the lack of official documentation stems from fewer civilian witnesses rather than absence of the phenomenon, and concluded that an advanced intelligence appears to be operating extensively in Earth's oceans with capabilities far exceeding human technology, possibly maintaining underwater bases in locations including the Black Sea, Caribbean, and off Catalina Island.
Key takeaways
- Senior intelligence official confirmed to The Debrief in 2020 that US military detected non-cavitational extremely fast-moving underwater objects and the UAP Task Force focused on transmedium vehicles.
- Offshore vessel crew reported a 1,000-foot oval craft emerging from Gulf of Mexico in 2017 that accelerated faster than light turning on in a room, witnessed by at least 5 crew members.
- Consistent pattern of massive rotating luminous wheels 1,000-1,500 feet in diameter documented from 1879-1949 in Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf, and Strait of Malacca with no scientific explanation.
- Three triangular objects approximately 200 feet long emerged sequentially from water off Nova Scotia in 2008, reported in real-time by witnesses who saw them merge and disappear.
- Davis-Wilson notes may reference TRW employee Mary Elizabeth Elliott's involvement in UFO program called Zodiac, connected to Catalina Island USO encounter.
- Dolan identified potential underwater base locations based on recurring sightings in Black Sea, Caribbean Puerto Rico Trench, off Catalina Island, western France coast, and off Japan.
- Most USO evidence consists of witness testimony rather than official documentation because military personnel face classification protocols and civilians rarely occupy ocean areas where sightings occur.