Go Fast Video

The Go Fast video represents one of three officially released U.S. Navy encounters with unidentified aerial phenomena, recorded January 21, 2015, by an F/A-18F Super Hornet using its Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) targeting system during training exercises off the East Coast of the United States.

The 34-second infrared recording shows a small, white-hot object against a dark ocean background, tracked by the aircraft’s targeting system as it moves rapidly across the frame. Cockpit audio captures pilots expressing amazement at the object’s apparent speed, with one remarking “Whoa, got it” and another saying “What the [expletive] is that thing?”

The video was first leaked to the public in 2017 but gained official status when the Department of Defense formally released it in April 2020 as part of a broader acknowledgment of unidentified aerial phenomena encountered by military personnel. Pentagon officials confirmed the video’s authenticity while emphasizing that the nature of the observed object remains unexplained.

Subsequent analysis by various researchers has focused on the object’s apparent motion characteristics. Some analysts argue the object’s apparent speed may result from parallax effects created by the aircraft’s movement and camera tracking angle rather than extraordinary velocity by the object itself. Mathematical calculations suggested the object might be moving at relatively conventional speeds when these factors are considered.

Others maintain that the pilots’ real-time observations and radar data indicate genuinely anomalous flight characteristics. The debate illustrates broader challenges in interpreting infrared footage without comprehensive supporting data including radar tracks, environmental conditions, and precise aircraft positioning.

The Go Fast video joined the Gimbal and Tic Tac videos as the first officially acknowledged UAP evidence released by the U.S. military, contributing to renewed government and public interest in investigating unidentified aerial phenomena. The Pentagon’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (later AARO) continues analyzing similar incidents reported by military personnel.