Editing USS Tiru UFO sighting (section)

==Aftermath==
Cooper claimed that the witnesses, including himself, '''[[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]] Ball''', and a crewman nicknamed '''Geronimo''', were ordered by the [[Captain (naval)|Captain]] to sign [[non-disclosure agreements]] [[intimidation of witnesses of paranormal and unconfirmed events|under the threat of severe penalties]].<ref name="Cooper1991" /> The incident was classified by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] (ONI), and the photographs were never publicly released.<ref name="CooperSacred" /> Cooper further alleged that he felt uneasy  discussing the event, describing a sense of fear akin to his experiences in [[Vietnam]].<ref name="CooperSacred" />

Cooper reported this incident publicly, for the first time as far as is known, on what was also supposedly his first public post to a [[Bulletin board system|UFO message board]]<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fbfsBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT94 | title=Pale Horse Rider: William Cooper, the Rise of Conspiracy, and the Fall of Trust in America | isbn=978-0-698-15798-9 | last1=Jacobson | first1=Mark | date=September 4, 2018 | publisher=Penguin }}</ref>. Cooper detailed the incident and expressed frustration over the silence of other military witnesses, attributing it to intimidation by policies such as [[JANAP 146-E]], which imposes penalties for disclosing classified military information. He described the event as one of the most vivid and terrifying moments of his life and claimed that the sighting's details could be verified through ship logs and records if access were granted.<ref name="CooperSacred" />