Something strange moves beneath American waters. Phone cameras have captured glowing green lights traveling under the ocean surface. Navy destroyers have watched spherical objects vanish into the Pacific without a splash. Sonar operators track contacts moving too fast to measure.
A popular UFO-tracking app called Enigma has logged over 9,000 mysterious sightings within 10 miles of US shorelines since late 2022. More than 150 of these reports describe objects hovering above waterways before descending into the depths. Others detail craft rising from below, crossing between sea and sky in ways that should be impossible.
Retired Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet calls these phenomena world-changing threats to national security. Pentagon officials have verified footage of craft demonstrating capabilities that defy known physics. Yet government agencies remain silent about what lurks in territorial waters.
What Makes USOs Different from Regular UFOs
Unidentified Submersible Objects represent the aquatic equivalent of UFOs. But USOs possess one ability that sets them apart: “transmedium” capability.
Witnesses describe objects that move between air and water without leaving ripples, creating splashes, or producing debris. Pentagon-reviewed footage documents craft diving into the ocean and emerging from it without damaging vessels or generating wakes. Military instrumentation has recorded these transitions repeatedly.
Standard physics says this shouldn’t happen. When objects enter water at high speed, they create massive splashes and powerful shock waves. Submarines dive gradually to avoid structural damage. Aircraft that hit water at speed break apart.
California and Florida Top the List for Underwater Sightings
Enigma positions itself as the world’s largest searchable database of UFO and UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) sightings. Since launching in late 2022, the app has collected reports on over 30,000 unexplained events. But the underwater data tells a particularly strange story.
California leads all states with 389 USO reports. Florida comes in second with 306. Both states rank among the top three for total coastline length, which helps explain the numbers. More coast means more potential witnesses.
About 500 sightings occurred within 5 miles of shorelines. Approximately 1,500 reports mention water-related terms like “ocean,” “lake,” or “beach.” Maps released by Enigma show clusters of orange dots running up and down both coasts.
Sightings concentrate near naval training zones and busy shipping routes. Whether this represents a coincidence or a pattern remains unclear. But the geographic distribution has renewed calls for deeper investigation.
Phone Cameras Capture Mysterious Lights Moving Underwater
Videos submitted to Enigma include some of the strangest footage yet documented. One clip shows two bright green lights hovering underwater in the Fort Lauderdale River, Florida. Buildings provide scale in the background. Lights move beneath the surface with apparent purpose.
Another video captures unexplained green illumination traveling below the ocean surface. No obvious source for the lights appears. No boats, no divers, no underwater vehicles visible in the footage.
Seafarers have reported objects rising from deep water. Witnesses describe craft that ascend from below, hover briefly, then either submerge again or transition into the air. Phone cameras make documenting these events easier than ever before.
But documentation doesn’t equal explanation. What produces these lights? What allows them to move through water without visible propulsion? Scientists have no answers.
A Navy Destroyer Tracked Something That Vanished Into the Pacific
July 2019 marked a turning point in official awareness. USS Omaha, a Navy destroyer, recorded a spherical UAV flying over a fleet off the coast of San Diego. Multiple crew members witnessed the event. Radar and optical systems tracked the object.
After buzzing the ships, the craft plunged into the ocean. No splash occurred. No debris surfaced. Sonar detected nothing. Searches found no wreckage.
Video of the incident leaked to filmmaker Jeremy Corbell. Pentagon officials verified the footage in 2021 as a legitimate Naval-recorded UAP. Film quality isn’t perfect, but the event itself is undeniable. Something flew over US Navy vessels, then disappeared into the Pacific without leaving any trace.
Admiral Gallaudet called the object’s demonstrated capabilities a direct threat to maritime security. Objects that can surveil naval assets, then vanish underwater, represent a surveillance and reconnaissance problem with no current solution.
Why a Retired Admiral Calls These Objects “World-Changing”
Tim Gallaudet brings serious credentials to USO research. As a retired Rear Admiral and oceanographer, he previously served as acting head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He understands both military operations and ocean science.
In March 2024, Gallaudet authored a 29-page report for the Sol Foundation, a think tank focused on studying UAPs. He testified before the US House Oversight Committee in November 2024. His message remains consistent: USOs represent an urgent national security concern.
“Pilots, credible observers and calibrated military instrumentation have recorded objects accelerating at rates and crossing the air-sea interface in ways not possible for anything made by humans,” Gallaudet wrote.
He doesn’t make these claims lightly. Military-grade sensors provide calibrated, reliable data. Trained pilots and naval officers offer credible testimony. Multiple independent systems record the same phenomena. Dismissing this evidence requires ignoring professional observers and verified instrumentation.
Gallaudet believes either foreign adversaries possess physics-defying technology, or something else operates in our oceans. Either scenario demands investigation.
Medieval Sailors Reported Fiery Objects Diving Into the Sea
USO reports aren’t modern inventions. Historical accounts stretch back centuries, suggesting a persistent phenomenon.
In the 11th century, witnesses in England described a fiery object that revolved, ascended on high, and then descended into the sea repeatedly off the Northumberland coast. Medieval chroniclers documented the event, though they had no framework for understanding what they saw.
An 1825 report from naturalist Andrew Bloxam provides more detail. While sailing aboard HMS Blonde, Bloxam witnessed a red, luminous orb rising from the sea. He described it as “the color of a red-hot cannon shot” and bright enough that “a pin might be picked up on deck.”
Bloxam’s scientific training makes his testimony particularly valuable. He understood natural phenomena like bioluminescence and St. Elmo’s fire. Whatever he saw didn’t match known explanations. After rising and falling twice, the orb vanished.
Historical patterns suggest USOs have operated in Earth’s oceans for centuries, if not longer. Modern technology simply makes detection and documentation easier.
Navy Sonar Operators Track “Fast Movers” Too Quick to Measure
Modern naval vessels carry sophisticated sonar systems. Operators train for years to interpret acoustic data. When they report anomalies, their testimony carries weight.
Veteran Navy sonar operator Aaron Amick describes occasional contacts called fast movers. Objects appear on sonar moving at impossible speeds. Amick says they move “so quick that you can’t measure the speed.”
Standard sonar can track submarines, surface vessels, marine life, and geological features. Trained operators distinguish between schools of fish, whales, thermal layers, and man-made objects. Fast movers don’t fit any known category.
Speed alone doesn’t explain the strangeness. Objects also demonstrate instant direction changes without deceleration. Physics says objects moving through water should follow predictable paths. Changing direction requires slowing down, then accelerating in a new direction. Fast movers apparently skip these steps.
Multiple sonar operators across different vessels and time periods report similar contacts. Pattern consistency suggests real phenomena rather than equipment malfunction or operator error.
Government Silence Raises Questions About What Officials Know
Pentagon officials have verified some USO footage. Naval personnel have testified to Congress. Yet the Department of Defense response remains muted.
Gallaudet expressed frustration with official silence. “The fact that unidentified objects with unexplainable characteristics are entering US water space and the DOD is not raising a giant red flag is a sign that the government is not sharing all it knows about all-domain anomalous phenomena,” he wrote in his March 2024 report.
An All-domain Anomalous Resolution Office (AARO) exists within the Pentagon to investigate UAPs. But information flow from AARO to the public remains limited. Reports get classified. Witnesses face restrictions on what they can discuss publicly.
Questions multiply. How many USO encounters has the military documented? What capabilities have these objects demonstrated? Do classified databases contain more detailed information than public sources suggest?
Gap between documented events and disclosed information creates suspicion. Either officials know more than they share, or investigation efforts remain inadequate.
Are These Advanced Military Drones or Something Beyond Human Tech?
Speculation about USO origins divides into several camps. Some suggest advanced underwater vehicles or secret military drones could explain sightings. Chinese or Russian technology might account for surveillance near US coasts.
But reported capabilities exceed known engineering. No country has demonstrated transmedium craft that move seamlessly between air and water. No submarine travels at the speeds sonar operators report. No aircraft plunges into the ocean without creating a massive disturbance.
Gallaudet believes the technology surpasses human capabilities. Objects accelerate too fast, maneuver too precisely, and transition between media too cleanly. Even theoretical concepts in classified programs shouldn’t match what sensors record.
Alternative explanations venture into uncomfortable territory. Non-human intelligence represents one possibility. Unknown natural phenomena might explain another. Both options challenge conventional thinking.
Scot Christenson, director of the US Naval Institute, wrote in 2022 that while UFOs have caused “no documented damage to a plane,” USOs “have presented the Navy with the greatest hazard.” Water-based phenomena affect naval operations more directly than aerial ones.
We Know More About Mars Than Our Own Ocean Depths
Ocean science faces a fundamental problem. Deep-sea exploration remains limited by technology, pressure, and cost. Vast areas of the ocean floor have never been mapped. Scientists estimate that less than 20 percent of the ocean has been explored.
Gallaudet points out that we possess more detailed knowledge about the surface of Mars than about our own deep sea. Satellites map distant planets while ocean depths remain mysterious. Sound doesn’t travel in space the same way light does, but we’ve invested more in telescopes than in deep ocean vehicles.
Relative ignorance about the ocean weakens maritime security. Objects moving through water can hide more easily than objects flying through a clear sky. Sonar has limitations. Water pressure makes a deep investigation difficult. Ocean environments corrode equipment.
Detection gaps mean unknown craft could operate in territorial waters without discovery. Surveillance submarines already exploit this vulnerability. Add transmedium capability, and tracking becomes nearly impossible.
What Happens When Unknown Objects Control Our Territorial Waters
National security implications extend beyond simple curiosity. An unknown craft entering US waters unchallenged represents a failure of maritime defense. Whether foreign technology or unexplained phenomena, both scenarios demand a response.
Objects near naval facilities could conduct surveillance. Data about ship movements, submarine patterns, and training exercises holds military value. Adversaries gaining this information would compromise operational security.
Shipping lanes also face potential disruption. Commercial vessels depend on predictable conditions. Unknown objects operating near major ports could interfere with trade. Insurance companies might react to perceived risks.
Gallaudet argues that USOs should become national ocean research priorities. Military and scientific communities need to collaborate. Better sensors, more dedicated research vessels, and systematic data collection would improve understanding.
Currently, no standardized reporting system exists for military USO encounters. Pilots and naval officers who report strange phenomena face unofficial discouragement. Career concerns sometimes outweigh scientific curiosity.
These Sightings Demand Investigation
Enigma’s database continues growing as awareness spreads. More people know to report unusual sightings. Smartphone cameras make documentation easier. But crowd-sourced data raises questions about verification and quality control.
Still, the pattern persists. Thousands of reports. Pentagon-verified footage. Professional military observers. Historical accounts spanning centuries. Calibrated instruments recording impossible capabilities.
Either scenario remains concerning. If foreign adversaries possess technology this advanced, America faces a strategic disadvantage. If non-human intelligence operates in our oceans, every assumption about Earth’s seas needs revision. If natural phenomena explain USOs, science has missed something fundamental about our planet.
Ignoring the data doesn’t make it disappear. Ocean mysteries continue growing whether officials acknowledge them or not. Maritime security depends on understanding what moves through our waters. Scientific progress requires investigating unexplained observations.
Truth matters. Whether aliens, adversaries, or undiscovered physics, each possibility demands serious attention. Gallaudet’s warning deserves consideration: objects demonstrating “world-changing” capabilities already operate in American territorial waters. Time to start asking harder questions about what lurks in the deep.
