Public Affairs emails with The Debrief

Artist's recreation of the image as described in the UAPTF Intelligence Report issued in 2020 (Image by Dave Beaty
of The Nimitz Encounters, 2020).
Overwhelmingly, everyone The Debrief spoke with said the most striking feature of the recently released UAPTF intelligence
position report was the inclusion of new and "extremely clear" photograph of an unidentifiable triangular aircraft.
The photograph, which is said to have also been taken from inside the cockpit of a military fighter jet, depicted an apparent
aerospace vehicle described as a large equilateral triangle with rounded or "blunted" edges and large, perfectly spherical white
"lights" in each corner. Officials who had seen it said the image was captured in 2019 by an F/A-18 fighter pilot.
Two officials that received the report said the photo was taken after the triangular craft emerged from the ocean and began to
ascend straight upwards at a 90-degree angle. It was indicated that this event occurred off the eastern coast of the United States.
Several other sources confirmed the photo's existence; however, they declined to provide any further specifics of the incident.
Regarding the overall theme of the recent report, officials who read it say the report primarily focused on "Unidentified
Submersible Phenomena," or unidentified "transmedium" vehicles capable of operating both under water and in the air.
The three officials we spoke with said the report suggested the UAP Task Force appears to be concerned that the objects being
termed as UAP may be originating from within the world's oceans. Strange as this may sound, the idea of "USOs" or
"unidentified submersible objects" is not something exclusive to the current UAPTF.
In various public appearances, astronomer and chief video/image analyst for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), Marc
D'Antonio, has shared an unusual experience involving the detection of an underwater "Fast
Mover," which occurred while he was sailing as a civilian aboard one of the U.S. Navy's prized attack submarines.
Last year, defense journalist Tyler Rogoway spoke with several veteran submariners to get their
take on D'Antonio's account. While at least one person expressed skepticism about D'Antonio being granted a civilian ride-
along, the Navy vets being interviewed almost unanimously acknowledged that unexplained, very high-speed sonar targets are
indeed recorded by some of the most sophisticated listening equipment on the planet.
Agreeing only to speak on background, a senior member of the Intelligence Community whose responsibilities for decades
involved underwater surveillance and reconnaissance programs told The Debrief there was validity to claims of extremely fast-
moving underwater objects being detected by U.S. military systems.
"On occasion, there are detections made of non-cavitational, extremely fast-moving objects within the ocean." The intelligence
official declined to elaborate further, citing the high-levels of security classification associated with underwater reconnaissance.
Officials who had read the reports say the UAPTF appears particularly interested in "transmedium vehicles." While this may
seem unusual, many accounts exist—some going back centuries—in which people say they have observed unidentifiable craft
operating in and out of the water.
The Debrief reached out to Steven Zaloga, co-author of the annual World Military Unmanned Aerial Systems Market Profile &
Forecast and senior defense analyst for the Teal Group in Virginia, about the state of current or near-future
development of "transmedium" vehicles or systems. Zaloga indicated he was unaware of any past or present technologies that
are close to being capable of transitioning between air and submersible travel. "I have no idea what-so-ever on objects able to
cross the air/water barrier," Zaloga said in an email.
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