A former US Navy Pilot says he saw UFOs “pretty much daily” when he served.
Lt Ryan Graves spoke about his time as a pilot with squadron VFA-11 – known as the Red Rippers – saying his team regularly came into contact with mysterious flying objects.
He recalled seeing flashing lights, strange-looking aircraft, and other unexplainable things.
Mr Graves added that they would often be listed as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) – another name for UFOs.
Describing his first mission near Virginia, Lt Graves said this happened “daily”.
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Mr Graves hopes that his speaking out will encourage others to share their experiences of sightings.
This comes as one UFO spotter says he made an “important” discovery that could be proof of alien life.
Scott Waring of the blog UFO Sightings Daily says he found evidence on the red planet that could point to extra-terrestrial life.
He described a 10-metre disk which is a “perfect circle”. He fears that, if Elon Musk’s SpaceX gets to Mars first, they could claim the discovery as their own.
Earlier this week, a Senate hearing of the Anomaly Resolution Office at the Department of Defence in Washington revealed two sightings the US military has made of unknown flying objects.
The Pentagon is now tracking over 650 cases of what’s referred to as “unidentified aerial phenomenon”.
Senators queried whether the technology seen in the evidence could be linked to Russia and China.
Expert Dr Sean Fitzpatrick said: “They are less risk averse at technical advancement than we are. They are just willing to try things and see if it works.
“Are there capabilities that could be employed against us in both ISR [Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance] and a weapons fashion?
“Absolutely. Do I have evidence they’re doing it in these cases? No, but I have concerning indicators.”
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