Lieutenant Commander Alex Dietrich served a 20 year career as a Naval officer and strike fighter pilot (F/A-18F). During her squadron tours she served two combat deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and was awarded a Bronze Star and Air Combat Medal.
Dietrich is perhaps best known for her involvement in a 2004 UAP incident that occurred off the Southern California coast, while assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41. While on a routine training mission Dietrich recalled seeing “this weird flying Tic Tac shaped object.” She attempted to descend toward the object to obtain a visual at close range, at which time the object abruptly ascended and disappeared from view.
Dietrich retired from the military after serving for two decades in the U.S. Navy. During her time in service, she logged more than 1,250 hours and performed 375 carrier-arrested landings.
Interview recorded on November 9, 2024
UFOs and The Military: A Combat Pilot’s Experience with The Unknown
Charles R
It would have been nice if she would have come out and backed up her wing commander David Fravor, when he came forward with the 2004 Enterprise UFO shortly after the New York Times broke this fantastic story in Dec. of 2017. However, I can not fault her reluctance at that time. It would not have been good for her career. Kudos, though to the radar operaton on the Enterprise group, Princeton Kevin Day, for coming forward with his observations that showed up on his radar screen of a multitude of unknown objects. From 80,000 feet which was the rada ceiling flying down to ocean level in less than a second.