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Ryan Graves
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UFOs and the U.S. government: The push towards greater ... - WBUR wbur.org Nov 14, 2023 23 facts
accountRyan Graves observed objects in the airspace that were either stationary or moving at high speeds in predictable patterns.
accountRyan Graves was stationed off the coast of Virginia Beach in 2014.
accountRyan Graves, a former Navy pilot with over 10 years of service, testified before the House Subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs that he witnessed numerous unidentified aerial phenomena that he could not explain.
accountDespite having radar, infrared, camera, and missile systems locked onto objects and projected onto his helmet visor, Ryan Graves was unable to visually see the objects when flying by them.
accountRyan Graves, a former Navy pilot and formally trained engineer, testified before the House Subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs in the summer of 2023 regarding his experiences with unexplained phenomena.
quoteRyan Graves stated: "We have to accept that we don't know what these objects are. And that's a big step to do that, and we have to stay in that area of uncertainty. Because once we start jumping to conclusions such as what our media has trained us to think about UFOs and aliens for the past 40 years or so, or for the people that are hardcore on the other side of it, that say that it's all a joke. We have to realize that there might be a middle ground there and we have to be comfortable with that uncertainty."
perspectiveGarrett Graff considers Ryan Graves to be a credible witness regarding UAP sightings because Graves is a trained observer and experienced pilot with documentary evidence, such as video and corroborating witness testimony, supporting his experiences.
accountRyan Graves reported that new radar systems detected objects in the airspace that were not visible on older radar systems.
accountRyan Graves observed objects flying in a wedge formation that executed a 180-degree turn, after which a gimbal object stopped and followed that formation.
claimRyan Graves founded the non-profit organization Americans for Safe Aerospace, which is dedicated to understanding unidentified anomalous phenomena as a national security threat.
accountRyan Graves and other pilots attempted to visually identify stationary objects by flying below them to view them against the sky.
claimRyan Graves founded and runs Americans for Safe Aerospace, a non-profit organization dedicated to understanding unidentified anomalous phenomena as a national security threat.
procedureRyan Graves and fellow pilots attempted to visually identify stationary objects by flying below them to look up against the blue sky while the objects were locked onto by radar, infrared, and camera systems.
accountRyan Graves reported that radar, infrared, camera, and missile systems would lock onto objects, projecting targeting data onto his helmet visor, yet the pilots were unable to visually see the objects when flying past them.
accountRyan Graves observed objects flying in a wedge formation that executed a 180-degree turn, followed by a gimbal object stopping and tracking that formation.
perspectiveRyan Graves expressed that the inability to visually see objects that were confirmed by multiple sensor systems was inconsistent with his training and experience.
accountRyan Graves testified before a House subcommittee regarding UAP/UFO sightings.
quoteRyan Graves stated: "We have to accept that we don't know what these objects are. And that's a big step to do that, and we have to stay in that area of uncertainty. Because once we start jumping to conclusions such as what our media has trained us to think about UFOs and aliens for the past 40 years or so, or for the people that are hardcore on the other side of it, that say that it's all a joke. We have to realize that there might be a middle ground there and we have to be comfortable with that uncertainty."
accountRyan Graves' aircraft was updated with new radar systems in 2014.
accountIn 2014, while stationed off the coast of Virginia Beach, Ryan Graves and other pilots began noticing objects on their newly updated radar systems that were not visible on older radar systems.
claimThe objects observed by Ryan Graves and other pilots in 2014 were either stationary or moving at high speeds in predictable patterns, rather than appearing or disappearing intermittently.
perspectiveGarrett Graff considers Ryan Graves a credible witness because Graves is a trained observer and experienced pilot, and his accounts are supported by documentary evidence such as video and corroborating witness testimony.
accountRyan Graves describes the situational awareness page on aircraft as a 'God's eye view' display that integrates gimbal video and radar information.
UFOs and the U.S. government: The push towards greater ... - LAist laist.com Nov 14, 2023 11 facts
claimRyan Graves observed that the unidentified objects detected by new radar systems in 2014 were either stationary or moving at high speeds in predictable patterns.
quoteRyan Graves stated: "We have to accept that we don’t know what these objects are. And that’s a big step to do that, and we have to stay in that area of uncertainty. Because once we start jumping to conclusions such as what our media has trained us to think about UFOs and aliens for the past 40 years or so, or for the people that are hardcore on the other side of it, that say that it’s all a joke. We have to realize that there might be a middle ground there and we have to be comfortable with that uncertainty."
claimRyan Graves served in the U.S. Navy for more than 10 years before leaving the service.
accountRyan Graves testified before the House Subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs during the summer of 2023, stating that as a pilot and trained engineer, he witnessed many phenomena he could not explain.
perspectiveGarrett Graff considers Ryan Graves to be the most credible witness among those who recently testified before the House subcommittee regarding UAP sightings.
claimRyan Graves is a trained observer and experienced pilot who has provided documentary evidence, including video and corroborating witness testimony, to support his encounters with unknown objects.
claimRyan Graves founded and runs a non-profit organization called Americans for Safe Aerospace, which is dedicated to understanding unidentified anomalous phenomena as a national security threat.
accountIn 2014, while stationed off the coast of Virginia Beach, Ryan Graves and other pilots began noticing objects in their airspace that were not detected by older radar systems but were visible on newly updated radar systems.
accountDespite having radar, infrared, camera, and missile systems locked onto the unidentified objects and projected onto his helmet visor, Ryan Graves reported that he and his fellow pilots were unable to visually see the objects when flying by them.
accountRyan Graves describes the situational awareness page in his aircraft as a 'God's eye view' that displays gimbal video and radar information, which allowed him to observe objects flying in a wedge formation that executed a 180-degree turn.
accountRyan Graves and fellow pilots attempted to visually identify the objects by slowing down and positioning their aircraft below the stationary objects to look up against the sky, while their radar, infrared, camera, and missile systems locked onto the targets.
Unidentified flying object - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimRyan Graves, a former U.S. Navy Lieutenant, described the appearance of UFOs near aircraft carriers as frequent.
claimRyan Graves is described as one of the most vocal advocates for UAP transparency and has stated that the appearance of UFOs was frequent near aircraft carriers.
accountFormer U.S. Navy Lieutenant Ryan Graves stated that UAPs spotted by crew aboard the USS Nimitz, the USS Princeton, and other carriers in 2014 caused flight safety concerns among some Navy pilots.
Week of wonder: UFOs, the U.S. government and the push towards ... wbur.org Jul 24, 2024 2 facts
'UAP are real': Congress pushes quest for transparency on UFOs legion.org Nov 14, 2024 1 fact
accountFormer Navy fighter pilots David Fravor and Ryan Graves testified before Congress last year regarding their encounters with unknown flying objects.
Disclosure movement - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimIn 2019, Navy fighter pilot Ryan Graves founded the group Americans for Safe Aerospace to advocate for increased disclosure of UFO information by the military and other government agencies.
How the Pentagon learned to start worrying and investigate UFOs nationalgeographic.com Jun 25, 2021 1 fact
claimLt. Danny Aucoin and Lt. Ryan Graves are two U.S. Navy pilots who have come forward as witnesses to UAP sightings in 2014 and 2015.