Admiral Scott Bray

Military Career

Admiral Scott Bray served as Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence within the U.S. Department of Defense, a position that placed him at the center of official Pentagon efforts to investigate and understand unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). His role made him the Defense Department's most visible and authoritative spokesperson on UAP matters during the contemporary disclosure era.

Historic Congressional Testimony

On May 17, 2022, Bray testified before the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation during what was the first public congressional hearing on UFOs/UAPs in over 50 years. This landmark hearing represented a significant shift in government transparency on the subject.

During his testimony, Bray presented classified material related to UAP incidents, including declassified video footage of a reflective, sphere-shaped object filmed by Navy pilots. When questioned directly about the object's identity, Bray stated plainly: "I do not have an explanation for what this specific object is." This candid admission—from a senior Pentagon official before Congress—represented an unprecedented acknowledgment that the military possessed documentation of phenomena they could not explain through conventional means.

UAP Database Growth and Near-Misses

Bray revealed that the Pentagon's UAP task force database had grown substantially, from 143 reports less than a year prior to over 400 documented incidents by May 2022. More significantly, he disclosed that U.S. military aircraft had experienced at least 11 near-misses with objects classified as UAP—incidents where collision appeared imminent but did not occur. This statement marked the first official government acknowledgment of potential mid-air encounter risks posed by unidentified objects.

The Gimbal and Go Fast Videos

Bray's testimony helped establish the credibility of the 2015 USS Theodore Roosevelt incidents. The "Gimbal" video, captured by Navy F/A-18 ATFLIR targeting pods in January 2015, shows an object that pilots described as moving against the wind—a claim that contradicts conventional aerodynamics for known aircraft. The "Go Fast" video from the same period depicts an object moving at high velocity over water. Both videos were formally declassified by the Department of Defense on April 27, 2020, but Bray's testimony in Congress was instrumental in lending official credibility to their authenticity and significance.

Role in Shifting Official Narrative

Bray's public testimony and willingness to acknowledge unexplained phenomena represented a turning point in U.S. government discourse on UAPs. Rather than deflecting or rationalizing away incidents, he presented evidence and admitted the limits of Pentagon understanding. His statements helped establish UAP investigation as a serious national security matter worthy of Congressional oversight and public attention.