Overview
Fox News has published a video segment featuring retired Rear Adm. Timothy Gallaudet, a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer, discussing alleged unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) observed over and beneath the ocean. The 1-minute, 36-second clip, titled “Rear Adm Timothy Gallaudet reveals shocking UAP ocean sightings,” appeared on the network’s Hannity video platform and was associated with the program Hang Out with Sean Hannity. The source material identifies the segment’s subject and general claims but does not provide a full transcript or additional technical documentation.
Alleged USS Omaha Encounter
According to Fox News’ description, Gallaudet referenced an incident involving the USS Omaha, a Navy littoral combat ship that was among vessels operating near Southern California in 2019 when personnel reported unusual objects. The Fox summary says a spherical object was observed hovering over the water before entering the ocean “without a splash.” The incident has previously drawn attention in public discussions about UAP because infrared video associated with the episode appeared to show a glowing object near the horizon and what some observers interpreted as a rapid descent into the sea.
However, the publicly available material supplied for the Fox segment does not establish the object’s identity, whether it entered the water, or the precise conditions under which the event was recorded. Those questions remain central to assessments of the case. A visual anomaly can be affected by distance, camera systems, atmospheric conditions, perspective and the movement of the observing platform. An unresolved observation is not, by itself, evidence of extraterrestrial technology.
Claims About Submerged Objects
The segment also reportedly discussed alleged UAPs moving underwater at speeds that, if accurately characterized, would exceed known or publicly acknowledged capabilities. Fox News described the objects as demonstrating engineering abilities that would be difficult to reproduce with current technology. The source material, however, does not identify the sightings in detail, provide sensor data, or explain how their speed and movement were calculated.
Claims involving objects that transition between air and water are sometimes described as “transmedium” events. Such reports are of interest to military analysts because they could potentially involve drones, sensor artifacts, aircraft, maritime vessels or other phenomena. Yet assessing them requires corroboration from multiple sensors, reliable timing, environmental data and a clear chain of custody for any recordings. None of those supporting details is included in the provided Fox News page.
Broader UAP Context
Gallaudet has become a prominent public commentator on UAP issues since retiring from the Navy. His background includes senior leadership and intelligence-related assignments, lending weight to his interest in the subject, but his statements remain individual testimony unless supported by independently verifiable evidence. The Fox page also linked to a related article in which he warned of a decades-long UAP “cover-up” and suggested that the deep ocean could serve as a hiding place—claims that were not independently substantiated in the supplied material.
The Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office has said it investigates reports involving objects that appear to move through multiple environments, while emphasizing the need for rigorous analysis. To date, U.S. officials have not publicly confirmed that any UAP represents nonhuman technology. The Fox News segment highlights continuing public and military interest in ocean-related sightings, but it does not resolve what the reported objects were or provide new evidence establishing their origin.
