(NewsNation) — Retired Navy Rear Adm. Tim Gallaudet says he’s not entirely convinced so-called UFOs and UAPs have been using Earth’s oceans as hidden bases, but he agrees the aquatic frontier is worth scrutinizing against that theory.
“We’ve only mapped the seabed of the ocean floor to about 25% of its total. We’ve not even explored 10% of the ocean volume,” Gallaudet, an oceanographer, told “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” on Wednesday. “If there were any extraterrestrial visitors that did not want to be seen, this is where they’d hide.”
The idea that oceans could be used as screens for unidentified anomalous phenomena has gained traction following a series of sightings and videos captured off the coast of Southern California and other aquatic settings. A NewsNation special report that aired Dec. 6 featured explored the topic with experts and witnesses, and Gallaudet says he has spoken with former sailors who have their own experiences to recount.
“I wouldn’t say there’s a mass of data,” Gallaudet said, “but I’ve had submarine officers and former acoustic intelligence specialists … describe to me instances of objects they’ve been able to detect on sonar with anomalous behaviors, traveling faster than what our submarines can do and even our weapons can do, such as torpedoes.”
The retired senior officer said it’s not a foregone conclusion that aliens are traveling underwater. But he adds sorting out the observations should be a national research priority.
“Right now, I don’t know, and the government’s not releasing what it knows,” he said.