--- title: "Former Navy Pilot Says Team Saw Unidentified Objects “Every Day” For Years" description: "More and more pilots are coming out to publicly talk about what they saw in the time leading up to a report by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force." date: "2021-05-14" modified: "2021-05-14" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/navy-pilot-saw-ufos-every-day" categories: - "Robots and Machines" tags: - "aliens" - "Pentagon" - "uap" - "ufos" --- # Former Navy Pilot Says Team Saw Unidentified Objects “Every Day” For Years ![More and more pilots are coming out to publicly talk about what they saw in the time leading up to a report by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force.]() *\Image: DOD\* A Pentagon task force is about to [release a long-awaited report]() about "[unidentified aerial phenomena]()," unusual sightings of strange flying objects that appeared to be defying the laws of physics, mystifying military personnel over the last 15 or so years. It's anybody's guess what the report will or won't reveal, more and more pilots are coming out to publicly talk about what they saw during the years leading up to the report. In the latest instance, former Navy lieutenant Ryan Graves spoke to *CBS News* in [an interview about his own experiences](). Over two years starting in 2015, Graves says he saw strange maneuverable objects flying in a restricted airspace over Virginia Beach. These weren't just one-off sightings — the retired lieutenant says he encountered the objects every day for almost two years. Graves isn't the only pilot to have come forward. Ever since *The New York Times* came out with a [bombshell report]() about a series of unclassified videos of UAPs, members of the Air Force and Navy [have spoken publicly]() about strange sightings of objects that appeared to have defied the laws of physics. To Graves, the objects could pose an actual threat. "I am worried, frankly," he told *CBS*. "You know, if these were tactical jets from another country that were hanging out up there, it would be a massive issue." He, along with many other pilots who have made similar sightings, face an uphill battle to be taken seriously. "But because it looks slightly different, we're not willing to actually look at the problem in the face," he said. "We're happy to just ignore the fact that these are out there, watching us every day." Graves also suggested that it is most likely the sightings are a "threat observation program," and that it's not impossible that Russia or China could be behind it. One thing is clear: the objects pilots have encountered must be [incredibly advanced technology](). "Imagine a technology that can do 600 to 700 G-forces, that can fly 13,000 miles an hour, that, that can evade radar and can fly through air and water and possibly space, and oh, by the way, has no obvious signs of propulsion, no wings, no control surfaces and yet still can defy the natural effects of Earth's gravity," former Department of Defense official Luis Elizondo told *CBS*. "That's precisely what we're seeing." **READ MORE:** [Former Navy pilot says flight crews observed UFOs off Atlantic Coast "every day for at least a couple years"]() \[*CBS News*\] **More on UFOs:** *[Economics Professor: UFOs Could Be a Big Deal For the Economy]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()