Person · Registry ID 019
Lt. Ryan Graves
Executive Director, Americans for Safe Aerospace (2023 testimony)
Rank Lieutenant, USN (former) Verify1 position on the chart2 evidence records
Positions on the chart (1)
- Navy F/A-18 pilot Documented
Registry record
- Past roles
- U.S. Navy F/A-18 pilot; flight instructor
- Credentials
- Former naval aviator; operational flight experience
- UAP involvement
- East Coast aviation encounters and safety reporting
- Principal disclosures
- Describes recurring unidentified contacts and near-miss concerns
- Evidence contributed
- Sworn congressional testimony; aviation-safety advocacy
- Knowledge type
- Firsthand operational experience; some relayed pilot accounts
- Corroboration
- Congressional appearance verified; individual anomalous causes unresolved
- Assessment
- High relevance to pilot safety; testimony is not proof of exotic origin
- Rank source
- Added V86 from public record – verify
- Last reviewed
- 2026-10-29
Evidence (2)
- Ryan Graves testimony on East Coast UAP encounters and pilot safety Claim unverified
- Ryan Graves establishes ASA to encourage pilot reporting and reduce UAP stigma CorroboratedSecondhand