Unidentified Submerged Object Puzzles Defense Specialist in Bizarre Encounter Underwater

Back in the 1990s, professor Bob McGwire from Virginia Tech and Institute for Defense Analysis allegedly encountered an unidentified submerged object while working on a submarine.

Unidentified Submerged Object

McGwire was conducting classified work aboard the USS Hampton submarine when he noticed a whizzing sound. The sonar onboard the submarine was able to determine that the unidentified submerged object (USO) was moving through the water at a rate that is faster than the speed of sound. McGwire explains that such underwater speeds should have crushed the underwater structure. McGwire adds, however, that it was as if the crew was just standing still.

The encounter only went on for a couple of seconds. According to the professor, he urged the naval team to report the odd encounter. However, the team determined that doing so would hinder their mission.

He adds that when he left with the knowledge without being told to be quiet or that it was classified, the knowledge was his to tell. Nevertheless, he adds that he would not talk about the submarine's classified work.

This odd incident took place during the late 1990s. However, the story was recently brought up by McGwire on the UAP Society YouTube channel. The story has also been resurfacing in the digital space, garnering the attention of netizens regarding the object.

The professor has not revealed what he was doing on the submarine as well as its depths and locations due to the classified nature of the information.

An Odd Encounter

The attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) is assigned to Submarine Squadron 11. The submarine is limited by its travel speed due to the water incompressibility at its front. Nevertheless, the USO was able to blow by it.

McGwire rode the submarine from an undisclosed location and took a picture before venturing into the waters. He explains during the YouTube interview that someone with onboard system knowledge who was likely handling the sonar tech is said to have revealed that an object soared past the sub at a speed that was faster than that of sound.

The travel speed of sound in water is incredibly fast. In fact, sound can move up to 3,330 miles per hour due to the extremely heightened density of water compared to air.

The only man made object that can be compared to it is the Shkval torpedo of Russia. However, even this falls short as it can only move up to 230 miles per hour. Moreover, the fastest animal in the sea is a sailfish, which can swim up to 68 miles per hour.

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