Alex Wiggins

Every now and again, we will see things that we can't explain. And when I say that, it's not as if we're seeing things that are a threat to the military, a threat to our ship. They're just things that we identify. You know, there's helicopters, there's aircraft that are commercial aircraft all around San Diego, the coast and things of that nature.

Every now and again, we will see things that we can't explain. And when I say that, it's not as if we're seeing things that are a threat to the military, a threat to our ship. They're just things that we identify. You know, there's helicopters, there's aircraft that are commercial aircraft all around San Diego, the coast and things of that nature.

So it's my job on that watch to identify what's what. And when you can't identify what's what, it makes you kind of skeptical.

So it's my job on that watch to identify what's what. And when you can't identify what's what, it makes you kind of skeptical.

So it's my job on that watch to identify what's what. And when you can't identify what's what, it makes you kind of skeptical.

it in the air specifically for my task as the, the, the tech comm, uh, is to ensure, you know, the air pitcher is, you know, the way it needs to be in order for us to conduct our operations. But, uh, if there's something that's unexplainable, I'll, I'll depend on my team, uh, in ICC one, which is combat information center for, for an LCS ship.

it in the air specifically for my task as the, the, the tech comm, uh, is to ensure, you know, the air pitcher is, you know, the way it needs to be in order for us to conduct our operations. But, uh, if there's something that's unexplainable, I'll, I'll depend on my team, uh, in ICC one, which is combat information center for, for an LCS ship.

it in the air specifically for my task as the, the, the tech comm, uh, is to ensure, you know, the air pitcher is, you know, the way it needs to be in order for us to conduct our operations. But, uh, if there's something that's unexplainable, I'll, I'll depend on my team, uh, in ICC one, which is combat information center for, for an LCS ship.

And I depend on them to kind of help me out and figure out what we're actually witnessing and what we're seeing. Um,

And I depend on them to kind of help me out and figure out what we're actually witnessing and what we're seeing. Um,

And I depend on them to kind of help me out and figure out what we're actually witnessing and what we're seeing. Um,

So that night, it was an evening into the night watch. We were standing and typical day underway, conducting normal operations off the coast of San Diego. And There was a time that I witnessed on my radar a few contacts popping up. It was northeast on the contact on the radar. The radar is in true. So northeast ish. Looking at the radar and noticed a few things come in and out.

So that night, it was an evening into the night watch. We were standing and typical day underway, conducting normal operations off the coast of San Diego. And There was a time that I witnessed on my radar a few contacts popping up. It was northeast on the contact on the radar. The radar is in true. So northeast ish. Looking at the radar and noticed a few things come in and out.

So that night, it was an evening into the night watch. We were standing and typical day underway, conducting normal operations off the coast of San Diego. And There was a time that I witnessed on my radar a few contacts popping up. It was northeast on the contact on the radar. The radar is in true. So northeast ish. Looking at the radar and noticed a few things come in and out.

I've been in the Navy for 23 years as an operations specialist, so I know the difference between helicopters, which I'm a helo controller myself with an NEC of helo control, and helicopters. knowing the difference between that commercial navigation radars, which are your typical comm nav that are, you know, going to Hawaii possibly, uh, and then atmospherics.

I've been in the Navy for 23 years as an operations specialist, so I know the difference between helicopters, which I'm a helo controller myself with an NEC of helo control, and helicopters. knowing the difference between that commercial navigation radars, which are your typical comm nav that are, you know, going to Hawaii possibly, uh, and then atmospherics.

I've been in the Navy for 23 years as an operations specialist, so I know the difference between helicopters, which I'm a helo controller myself with an NEC of helo control, and helicopters. knowing the difference between that commercial navigation radars, which are your typical comm nav that are, you know, going to Hawaii possibly, uh, and then atmospherics.

So things like, uh, clouds, uh, rainstorms, things like that. You, you learn over, you know, the years to differentiate what's what on your radar. Uh, so that night, uh, I noticed that I couldn't differentiate what was what at all amongst the things that I just mentioned. So I decided to go out to the bridge wing just to take a look, to see. I didn't think it was that far away.

So things like, uh, clouds, uh, rainstorms, things like that. You, you learn over, you know, the years to differentiate what's what on your radar. Uh, so that night, uh, I noticed that I couldn't differentiate what was what at all amongst the things that I just mentioned. So I decided to go out to the bridge wing just to take a look, to see. I didn't think it was that far away.

So things like, uh, clouds, uh, rainstorms, things like that. You, you learn over, you know, the years to differentiate what's what on your radar. Uh, so that night, uh, I noticed that I couldn't differentiate what was what at all amongst the things that I just mentioned. So I decided to go out to the bridge wing just to take a look, to see. I didn't think it was that far away.