Nimitz UFO encounter: What was the object in the water ? From what I've read, watched and heard about the Nimitz tic tac UFO encounter, the object in the water is far more intriguing than the actual tic tac UFO itself. Don't get me wrong the tic tac itself is very interesting, but the underwater object seem to have been almost overshadowed by it. I mean to me it seems like the tac tac itself was investigating the said underwater object and more of an effort should have been made by the Navy to investigate it.