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Sep 2020
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#122 – David Fravor: UFOs, Aliens, Fight...

LEX FRIDMAN
About this episode

David Fravor is a navy pilot of 18 years and a primary witness in one of the most credible UFO sightings in history, video of which has been released by the Pentagon and reported on by the NY Times.

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OUTLINE:
00:00 – Introduction
07:13 – Top Gun
12:06 – Navy pilot career
24:14 – AI is the third brain of a jet fighter
40:37 – Sully
47:34 – Landing a jet fighter on a carrier
53:18 – What’s it like to fly a jet fighter?
1:05:22 – Greatest plane ever made
1:11:04 – The Tic Tac UFO story
1:49:16 – Intelligent extraterrestrial life
1:53:30 – Why aren’t UFOs investigated more seriously
1:59:52 – Tic Tac UFO details
2:07:55 – What do you think the Tic Tac was?
2:16:23 – SpaceX
2:30:01 – Response to Mick West Debunking
2:48:24 – Was the Tic Tac a secret military test?
3:00:07 – Is the government in possession of alien spacecraft?
3:25:28 – Interesting UFO sightings in history
3:39:55 – Advice for Young People
3:47:47 – Meaning of life

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