US Navy Pilot Recalls UFO Sightings | Unidentified | The UnXplained Zone
Analysis Summary
Ryan Graves
Contact Experience Triad
The Encounter
Lieutenant Ryan Graves is a Navy pilot with a background in aerospace engineering. In the summer of 2014, while based at Naval Air Station Oceana, he and his squadron began to notice strange radar tracks during training exercises. Initially, they thought these were radar malfunctions until they saw one object up close. It was described as a cube inside a sphere. By 2015, they encountered these objects almost every flight, with one nearly causing a mid-air collision. The squadron submitted a safety report, but no investigation followed. Graves later confirmed that two well-known UFO videos, Gimbal and Go Fast, were taken by his squadron. The experience left him puzzled, as he could not explain the objects' unusual movements and capabilities.
Program Intelligence Analysis
Lieutenant Ryan Graves discusses his experiences with unidentified aerial phenomena during his time as a Navy pilot. He describes encounters with strange objects that exhibited unusual flight characteristics, including a near mid-air collision and the characteristics of the Gimbal and Go Fast videos.
Lieutenant Graves claims his pilots were encountering bizarre craft almost every time they flew by 2015.
Ryan Graves
“When you go out there every day and you see them and your brothers and sisters and other squadrons are seeing them, then, you know, it's like, OK, well, this is probably some type of maybe drone thing.”
Luis Elizondo
“When Ryan is telling you that there is something up there that he doesn't know how it works and it is not one of our aircraft, you need to listen.”
Managed by: Department of Defense
Investigate unidentified aerial phenomena
Managed by: United States Navy
Document and report unidentified aerial phenomena encountered by Navy pilots
Lieutenant Graves claims his pilots were encountering bizarre craft almost every time they flew by 2015.
Graves describes an object as a cube inside of a sphere, where the points of the cube were touching the outside of the sphere.
Graves states that one of the objects nearly caused a mid-air collision.
Lieutenant Graves asserts that the Gimbal video is part of a longer higher resolution video that includes several smaller craft.
Graves mentions that the larger craft rotates at 90 degrees, which is unlike anything he has ever seen.
Encounter Context
Factual Detailsover the Atlantic off Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, united_states
no investigation, no nothing
Encounter Research Breakdown
Phenomenological AnalysisLieutenant Ryan Graves provides a detailed account of multiple UAP encounters experienced by himself and his squadron, including specific descriptions of the objects and their behaviors. His professional background as a Navy pilot and aerospace engineer adds credibility to his observations, and the corroboration from multiple pilots strengthens the account significantly.
Lieutenant Graves and his squadron began to pick up mysterious radar tracks during training exercises along the East Coast.
“We didn't really think a lot of them other than the fact that maybe they were just-- just a part of the radar itself.”
The pilots encountered bizarre craft almost every time they flew, leading to concerns about safety.
“When you go out there every day and you see them... it was starting to get worrisome.”
After a near mid-air collision, the pilots submitted a safety report to the Navy Safety Center.
“At this point, we're like, something needs to be done.”
Lieutenant Graves reflects on the videos taken of the unidentified objects and their unusual characteristics.
“The fact that he would just get himself on his wing tip with no turn... isn't how aircraft work.”
Saw unidentified objects during flights
Engines whining and other sounds during flight
Five Observables (4/5)
Lieutenant Graves described seeing a cube inside a sphere and other unidentified objects performing maneuvers that defy conventional aircraft physics.
The encounter involved multiple pilots consistently observing unidentified objects with unusual shapes and behaviors, leading to safety concerns and official reporting.
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