From Tic Tac to AARO: Insights from 72 Redacted Navy UAP Reports (2004–2021) on Reporting Gaps and Drone-Like Incidents

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72 heavily redacted Navy range‑fouler reports from 2004–2021 were released with an unredacted Tic Tac briefing slide, showing that reporting was historically ad hoc and hampered by stigma and fragmented channels, including the 2004 Baja California sighting by F/A-18 pilots David Fravor and Alex Dietrich, plus other entries that hint at drones and a 2019 Arizona case near Palo Verde, while the ODNI 2022 UAP report adds 366 new incidents and highlights the roles of AARO and NIM-A, concerns about NDAs and secure reporting channels, and reform calls, noting that the 72 do not cover all years.