Alexandro C. Wiggins

Senior Chief Petty Officer Alexandro C. Wiggins is a 23-year veteran of the United States Navy and the first active-duty military officer to testify publicly before Congress regarding a personal UAP encounter. On September 9, 2025, Wiggins testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets during the hearing "Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection."

The USS Jackson Incident

On February 15, 2023, while serving aboard the USS Jackson off the Southern California coast near military ranges, Wiggins, working as a Senior Chief Operations Specialist, witnessed an unprecedented aerial encounter. A self-luminous, tic-tac-shaped object emerged directly from the ocean surface, demonstrating transmedium capability—transitioning seamlessly from aquatic to aerial environment without conventional propulsion signatures. The object then linked up with three similar vessels in tight formation. All four objects subsequently vanished simultaneously with what Wiggins described as "a high, synchronized, near-instantaneous acceleration."

Critically, the objects were detected and corroborated by the USS Jackson's sensor systems, including radar and thermal imaging arrays, on the ship's command center displays. No sonic boom was reported. A former Defense and State Department official subsequently reviewed flight records for the incident timeframe and confirmed no conventional aircraft were near the USS Jackson during the sighting. This multi-sensor corroboration distinguishes the USS Jackson incident from many historical UFO reports and places it in the "radar-visual" category of high-credibility encounters.

Congressional Testimony and Whistleblower Advocacy

Wiggins' decision to testify while still on active duty—a rarity in the UAP disclosure arena—marks a watershed moment in military transparency. Most prior military whistleblowers testified after retirement to avoid retaliation or career damage. His public, on-the-record testimony at age 23 years of service signals a cultural shift within military ranks regarding UAP disclosure.

In his testimony, Wiggins stressed three interconnected themes: (1) the operational and national security significance of the encounter, (2) the institutional barriers that suppress UAP reporting within the military chain of command, and (3) specific legislative remedies. He called for sensor standardization across fleet vessels, improved training protocols for UAP identification and reporting, and most pointedly, reinforced witness protection mechanisms and "confidential de-stigmatized reporting channels" to enable sailors to report encounters without career jeopardy. His framing centered on a sailor's professional anxiety: "Sailors need to know that reporting UAP encounters will not harm their careers."

Impact and Context

Wiggins' testimony arrived amid a broader acceleration of UAP disclosure and congressional scrutiny of government secrecy. The USS Jackson sighting parallels the 2004 Nimitz "Tic Tac" encounter—both involve tic-tac-shaped objects, both feature multi-sensor corroboration, and both exhibit anomalous acceleration profiles inconsistent with known aerospace platforms. Wiggins' willingness to compare his experience to the canonical Nimitz case lends historical weight to his testimony and suggests a recurring pattern of transmedium phenomena encounters in U.S. Navy operating areas.

The timing of his public statement—two years after the incident—reflects both institutional resistance to transparency and Wiggins' own weighing of career risk against public interest. His appearance at an official House hearing, rather than through leaked documents or media interviews, signals a nascent legitimacy for active-duty UAP witnesses within formal governmental discourse.

Professional Standing

Wiggins holds the rank of E-8, making him a senior enlisted officer with significant credibility on ship operations, sensor systems, and naval protocols. His role as Operations Specialist positions him to understand the capabilities and limitations of the USS Jackson's detection systems, lending technical authority to his claim that the objects were not conventional aircraft misidentifications or sensor artifacts.