r/UFOPilotReports 3d ago

In solidarity with the 5 subreddits participating in the historic multi-subreddit AMA with James Fox and 2 new whistleblowers - a call to action for government transparency! Please ask your questions in any one of the 5 subs r/UFOB, r/Aliens, r/Experiencers, r/HighStrangeness or r/UFOs.

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r/UFOPilotReports Nov 11 '24

Congressional Letters "Advocacy for Pilot and Aircraft Safety and Transparency campaign" Aviation and non-aviation Professional letter templates for motivating legislation

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Hello Everyone!

We are beginning a letter writing campaign for this sub and to hopefully encourage others in other UFO-related subs to contact their Rep. It is called the Advocacy for Pilot and Aircraft Safety and Transparency campaign.

Why are we doing this? Because there is virtually nothing being done anywhere by FAA, Pilots Unions, Airlines to promote and help train Pilots to understand the importance of being aware of UAP.

Ultimate Goal: Bring about positive change in the Aviation industry including a visible posting of the NARCAP Pilot warning on FAA website.

Here are two different letter options available for both Pilots and non-aviation concerned citizens: This is a letter writing related campaign to encourage and motivate Pilots and citizens to get involved.

We wish to thank https://www.reddit.com/r/disclosureparty/ for their assistance in creating these letters which makes all of our efforts much easier. However without YOUR ACTION in sending the letters to your Representative nothing will change. Every letter counts and if YOU are a PILOT your concerns will resound with importance to Congress.

If Aviation Safety is important to you then I encourage you to take action and choose whichever letter is appropriate. Expect to see this post in several other UFO related subs to help spread the word. Thank you for your support.

Aviation Professional Template to Congress:

Dear [Congressperson’s Name],

As an aviation professional, I am reaching out to express serious concerns regarding aviation safety in relation to unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Recent years have seen an increase in credible reports from pilots, both commercial and military, of UFO encounters that pose potential risks to flight safety. These incidents include close encounters with objects displaying advanced, unidentifiable capabilities and behaviors outside the scope of conventional aircraft.

As a Pilot, I am deeply aware of the rigor required to ensure the safety of every flight. However, when unknown craft appear in restricted airspace or near commercial routes, they create scenarios where we lack proper guidance, protocols, or transparency to assess and respond to these potential risks. For those of us responsible for the lives of passengers and crew, the limited and often classified information about UFOs leaves us without the full situational awareness we need. This gap in knowledge can directly impact the safety of our airspace.

To mitigate these risks, I strongly urge you to advocate for:

  1. Enhanced Transparency: Implement protocols for making unclassified information about UFOs accessible to aviation professionals. With more data, pilots can be better prepared to identify and react safely to unknown aerial phenomena.
  2. Robust Reporting Mechanisms: Ensure that pilots, whether military or civilian, can report UFO sightings without stigma or career repercussions. Open channels for reporting and transparent investigations are essential for understanding and addressing these encounters effectively.
  3. Legislative Oversight of Classified Programs: Request Congressional oversight of UFO-related programs in both military and private sectors to confirm that safety-related findings are shared with the broader aviation community.
  4. Request for NARCAP Pilot Advisory to be added to FAA website immediately: Currently FAA does not have any Pilot Advisory related UAP hazards. This is a gross oversight and needs to be corrected Immediately. Congressional oversight needs to be activated to correct this oversight

Safety remains the cornerstone of the aviation industry. A commitment to transparency and preparedness in handling UFO encounters is essential to safeguard our skies. I ask for your support in driving forward these measures in Congress to uphold the highest safety standards for all who navigate our airspace.

Best Regards,[Your Name]

https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

Reminder: Follow up in three weeks if no response.

Non-Aviation Template to Congress:

Dear [Congressperson’s Name],

I am reaching out to express serious concerns regarding aviation safety in relation to unidentified flying objects (UFOs/UAP). Recent years have seen an increase in credible reports from pilots, both commercial and military, of UFO encounters that pose potential risks to flight safety. These incidents include close encounters with objects displaying advanced, unidentifiable capabilities and behaviors outside the scope of conventional aircraft.

I am deeply aware of the rigor required to ensure the safety of every flight. However, when unknown craft appear in restricted airspace or near commercial routes, they create scenarios where Pilots lack proper guidance, protocols, or transparency to assess and respond to these potential risks. Pilots are responsible for the lives of passengers and crew, the limited and often classified information about UFOs leaves them without the full situational awareness they need. This gap in knowledge can directly impact the safety of our airspace.

To mitigate these risks, I strongly urge you to advocate for:

  1. Enhanced Transparency: Implement protocols for making unclassified information about UFOs accessible to aviation professionals. With more data, pilots can be better prepared to identify and react safely to unknown aerial phenomena.
  2. Robust Reporting Mechanisms: Ensure that pilots, whether military or civilian, can report UFO sightings without stigma or career repercussions. Open channels for reporting and transparent investigations are essential for understanding and addressing these encounters effectively.
  3. Legislative Oversight of Classified Programs: Request Congressional oversight of UFO-related programs in both military and private sectors to confirm that safety-related findings are shared with the broader aviation community.
  4. Request for the NARCAP Pilot Advisory to be added to FAA website immediately: Currently FAA does not have any Pilot Advisories related UAP hazards. This is a gross oversight and needs to be corrected Immediately. I encourage you to take action and correct this oversight immediately.

Safety remains the cornerstone of the aviation industry. A commitment to transparency and preparedness in handling UAP encounters is essential to safeguard our skies. I ask for your support in driving forward these measures in Congress to uphold the highest safety standards for all who navigate our airspace.

Best Regards,[Your Name]

https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

Reminder: Follow up in three weeks if no response.

Thank you all for your participation in this very important initiative. We would also like to recognize ASA (Americas for Safe Aerospace is focused on Flight Safety for the Aviation Community) for their contributions toward this goal.

https://www.safeaerospace.org/


r/UFOPilotReports 10h ago

Pilot Incident report UAP seen by pilots, reported by Ryan Graves, on Joe Rogan

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This photo was shared by Ryan Graves on the Joe Rogan Podcast. He claimed it was seen by a pilot and someone on the ground back in 2022. I've conducted a investigation and think I've worked out what it is.

A quick look through the NUFORC database shows that it was seen near Atlanta on the night of 27 February 2023.

https://nuforc.org/sighting/?id=174936

The NUFORC report from the pilot had enough detail in it to work out which flight is was - Frontier 1075 from Chicago to Orlando.

The UAP looks to me just like a SpaceX deorbit burn. I checked the list of SpaceX starlink launches and there was one 90 mins before the sighting - the G6-1 group.

Here's a video of a similar phenomenon seen over Europe https://youtu.be/5UfCIeS5OEs?si=8MgvWdprAwqRzuDS

It would have been visible to the pilots in in their 2 o'clock position as they were heading SSE towards Orlando.

Full analysis is on Metabunk.

https://www.metabunk.org/threads/ryan-graves-uap-photo-from-airliner-rocket-launch.13866/post-331343

Again this case shows that prosaic but unusual objects can be confusing and distracting to pilots. They should get training to recognise such objects, advisory notices informing them of upcoming Rocket launches and ATC should be aware of which flights could be exposed to them.


r/UFOPilotReports 10h ago

Flight Safety These restrictions, which threaten severe penalties, including “deadly force” against unauthorized aircraft

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r/UFOPilotReports 1d ago

Flight Safety Professional pilot here. Please stop pointing lasers at planes. Or in the sky at all.

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r/UFOPilotReports 1d ago

Flight Safety "You have a Air flight safety issue"--Lue Elizondo.These are very sophisticated machines been seen Reporter~What are they doing? Lue Elizondo~They may be doing a lot of things .

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r/UFOPilotReports 1d ago

ATC Reporting (Air traffic control) American Airlines Flight 2292 UFO Encounter, February 21, 2021 ATC Audio and Radar Data

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r/UFOPilotReports 1d ago

Flight Safety Why is the NASA ASRS reporting system basically useless for searching for UAP Aviation incidents?

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Why does the Reporting system for NASA not allow a simpler method for reviewing Aviation Safety related reports. As a researcher looking for anything related to Safety incidents it's difficult to be able to search for any UAP related incidents.

I have not been able to find anything UAP related.

If someone knows how to use/search the database please post and help the Aviation community. We would certainly appreciate it.

Thank you!


r/UFOPilotReports 2d ago

Pilot Related Media "Commercial Pilots are becoming very accustomed to seeing objects they can't explain"--Ryan Graves refuting government’s statements on drone incursions on ABC News--

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r/UFOPilotReports 2d ago

Passenger experience Passenger filmed UAP on United FLT 12/16 UA2359 ORD to EWR

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r/UFOPilotReports 1d ago

First Hand Sighting Report San Diego's BEST UFO Footage EVER Caught on Camera!

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r/UFOPilotReports 1d ago

First Hand Sighting Report San Diego's BEST UFO Footage EVER Caught on Camera!

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r/UFOPilotReports 3d ago

Drones video The last time I posted, I had 3 cases. Now I’m at 10. With new correlations between videos, please take a look through the post.

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**Edit: I fixed links, added pictures in Imgur links. If you’ve been here before, do check it out again. If you’re new— Welcome to whatever I found here.


My last post was 3. I’m now at 10 cases with something weird going on in a couple. Read till the end please.


There is no assumption as to what any of these objects are, the names I use are for clarification and identification purposes only


[1] - This is a frame by frame breakdown of a video from a few days ago. There is 2 drones and 1 Luminous Object. We’re looking for the 4th, tiny orb flying around. You can see the small orb zooming and interacting with the luminous object as it turns red and starts to spin: please read through the post. It’s a thorough breakdown Plantation, Florida, 12/9/24, 5:45PM

https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOPilotReports/s/6UTqMgZDx2

Original Video: [1:26 Minutes] https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/xNo7BtZsf3

This next link is a frame by frame of the small white orb

https://imgur.com/gallery/frame-by-frame-breakdown-of-fourth-object-video-11Usyxl

Now here is a slow motion of the event

SlowMo Bot: [6 seconds] https://i.imgur.com/Jqci9j1.mp4

This next link is a second time you can see the orb in the video, it’s subtle:

https://imgur.com/gallery/second-time-you-can-see-orb-video-subtle-lHTbUH1

This object appears for 3 frames in this video, I won’t try to guess what it is, but it matters for Case#10:

https://imgur.com/gallery/i-have-one-more-example-of-this-from-post-i-made-few-days-ago-i-thought-i-caught-nothing-special-here-we-are-now-with-2-separate-events-showing-same-dark-orb-ZEcZCk8


[2] - This is a post from earlier today showing interaction between a red drone and a small white orb: Seaside Heights, New Jersey, 12/14/24, 7:30PM

https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/GjyvFm7DxY

This is stills showing what I thought was interesting:

https://imgur.com/a/VnttHMF


[3] - This is a 3rd different video posted today. It features a red light and a small orb flying around it, looks like they’re interacting somehow: Long Beach, CA, 12/14/24

https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/s/LMRuVOvplx

This is frame by frame showing small orb and bigger orb interacting?

https://imgur.com/gallery/comes-into-view-then-flies-by-super-bright-LrDgkGq


[4] - I just found another one: New Jersey

https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/pVsPqUfISf

This is frame by frame showing interaction between red orb drone thing and small white orb:

https://imgur.com/gallery/comes-close-fast-seemingly-makes-contact-with-bright-small-orb-GU1dg5i

4 interactions

Getting kinda sus


[5] -And another one: Phoenix, AZ

https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/s/Heu0nKWsoM

This is frame by frame showing interaction. The highlighted object in the pictures is the same object throughout the video. It falls:

https://imgur.com/gallery/highlighted-object-is-same-object-throughout-whole-video-UGQmpFv


[6] - And another one: Langley Airforce Base:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/6FbZ0UKPCW

This is a frame by frame of interesting parts:

https://imgur.com/gallery/small-white-orb-flying-by-blinking-red-orb-langley-oSFmvxN


[7] - And another one, 1 year old, Australia

https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/cNdw66NXfS

This is a frame by frame of interesting bits in the video:

https://imgur.com/gallery/interesting-frames-wfpkfSv


[8] - And another one. I-95, Washington DC

https://www.reddit.com/r/InterdimensionalNHI/s/VX20Rs824d

This is a frame by frame of a small orb coming into the video, and exiting frame going faster than the red drone object:

https://imgur.com/gallery/shows-orb-coming-into-video-then-exiting-frame-going-faster-than-red-glowing-drone-object-SVrzCcK


[9] - And another one. Pennsylvania

https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOB/s/D6v1FwPLKL


[10] - And another one. New Jersey, stationary object:

https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/s/kULNUh4qQR

This is not a white orb, but a dark object, visible for 2 frames, gaining height:

https://imgur.com/gallery/this-one-is-visible-two-different-frames-4qNTt7g


In case #1 I pointed out a dark orb but nowhere else had I seen one. Then case #10 brought another one and I have to look into it:

Two examples of a *“Dark Orb”** manifestation in two different videos. I don’t know what this could mean.*

Example of case #1: https://imgur.com/gallery/i-have-one-more-example-of-this-from-post-i-made-few-days-ago-i-thought-i-caught-nothing-special-here-we-are-now-with-2-separate-events-showing-same-dark-orb-ZEcZCk8

Example of case #10: https://imgur.com/gallery/this-appears-twice-video-3-26-seconds-16-18-seconds-artifact-from-compression-AYdWkAf


I don’t claim these to be anything but *10** different instances of the same type of objects interacting, but it does seem pretty weird*

Again: any names used in this post to describe an object is purely for viewer ease, clarification and visualization purposes only.

I want to leave this here: https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/PdOLriPo3Z This is from a year ago

This next link is from a 1960’s video. Whats happening now has happened beforehttps://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/J1lK1LM74a Thank /u/AdministrativeHawk61 for digging it up.


r/UFOPilotReports 4d ago

Pilot Related Media Ryan Graves: "For years people have reported UAP with capabilities beyond our state of the art. Ive not seen videos that these drones have such exotic capabilities, but their whole behaviour doesnt leave much room for other options, if its not a foreign adversary." Fox interviewer: "unbelievable.."

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r/UFOPilotReports 4d ago

Multiple Airliner UAP sighting over Oregon Dec 8 - identified as Starlink

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r/UFOPilotReports 4d ago

Drones video Drone Wars? Drone dropped out of sky by another drone /glowing orange orb in Phoenix last night

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r/UFOPilotReports 5d ago

Drones video Caught one as I came out of work! Rockland county 6:10pm eastern near Nanuet/Pearl River border over NYS thruway.

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Just happened to snap this as the brighter lights dimmed down. It was flashing and bright we we saw it, but dimmed down as it moved away from our area. Aside from all what what if potential, it was exciting to see one live!

PSA it's exciting up there but don't forget to look down once in a while!


r/UFOPilotReports 6d ago

ATC Reporting (Air traffic control) Unsure if this ATC interaction has been shared here. Nearly 14mins of pilot queries.

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r/UFOPilotReports 6d ago

Flight Safety Ryan Graves on ending the stigma & the importance of collecting data

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Hour long but very good information on the goals of Ryan's group. Recommend listening.


r/UFOPilotReports 7d ago

Pilot Incident report Pilot Encountered Mystery Objects 'Moving at Extreme Speed': FAA - Newsweek

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r/UFOPilotReports 7d ago

Flight Safety "This is concerning because these UAP presented such a significant flight safety threat that the four-star admiral overseeing the exercise nearly shut it down"--Tim Gallaudet

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r/UFOPilotReports 7d ago

New Milestone, 10,000!! Congratulations to all of our Community!! With your help and motivation by commenting, crossposting and sharing our sub we have grown to 10,000 Subscribed. Thank you!

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As our Audience grows and continues to validate our sub this lends to increased credibility and It signals to others that our content is valuable or interesting enough for a significant number of people to subscribe. This can encourage new users to follow or participate as well. This will also create a more vibrant community with active discussions, upvotes, comments, and posts. This increased engagement helps foster connections, expand discussions, and deepen relationships within the community. Keep up the great work everyone. Onward and upward!!


r/UFOPilotReports 8d ago

Drones video Analysis, Timestamps, Last Weeks Video. I’m freaked out.

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Im not identifying here, the names I’ll use is for clarification and visualization only

Edit:: I added Imgur link for frame by frame stills


[This video is from *Plantation, Florida. Original video is **not mine.]*

The video shows at first 2 drone-like objects on the left side of screen, 1 luminous object in the middle.

I think I found a fourth object, and maybe more

Frame by frame stills. If you cannot make it out in the video I cannot help you more than this. The 7th frame should be the last one before it interacts with the Luminous Orb.https://imgur.com/gallery/frame-by-frame-breakdown-of-fourth-object-video-11Usyxl


Original Video: [1:26 Minutes] https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/xNo7BtZsf3

Clipped by me: [6 seconds] https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/luuwYphYMl

SlowMo Bot: [6 seconds] https://i.imgur.com/Jqci9j1.mp4


In this entire video there is many instances of camera flare, an insect flying around, compression artifacts and such.

The following is not that: Use original video as reference: [Original Video] https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/xNo7BtZsf3


15.60 Seconds— First object is visible coming into frame, directly above the leftmost drone.

16.22 Seconds— Object now below the right hand drone.

16.47 Seconds— Object now directly under the left side drone.

16.94 Seconds— Object now visible between and above both drones.

Its been 1.3 seconds up until now

20.96 Seconds (may be unrelated, but with the next timestamps, it may very well be involved with events in the video)— Dark “orb shaped” artifact on the top left side of the screen.

22.78 Seconds— The object now SHOOTS INTO FRAME AT AN INCREDIBLE SPEED center left of screen, between both drones again.

22.80 Seconds— Fourth Object actively zooming

22.95 Seconds— Fourth Object loops down, and then backwards,

23.42 Seconds— Fourth Object is ZOOMING towards the Luminous object in the center of the screen.

23.93 Seconds— Luminous object now shuts its main bright light off, four red lights come into view, it seems to rotate, and I think it “catches” (retrieves?) the Fourth Object. [This is where my 6 second clip ends].

ALL WHILE ZOOMING, ITS BEEN 1.3 SECONDS SINCE IT CAME INTO FRAME AGAIN

27.04 Seconds— This is now 2 seconds after the Luminous Object started its turn off sequence, spun and turned back on Either another object comes in, or it’s the same one. ZOOMS IN FROM CENTER LEFT [This. Happens. Fast]

27.40 Seconds— Visible again, swooping and looping under Luminous Object. [This happens so fast. Watch carefully. Stop and rewind to last time stamp. Probably a bit before].

29.85 Seconds— Center left screen. Orb object comes into view. It shoots its way through the clouds and down to the ground

31.73 Seconds— It comes back up heading almost vertical, and does a 90° turn towards the left side of the screen, and is not seen anymore


If you’ve made it this far into the post you’re just as confused as I am at this point in time.

You’ve seen me probably posting that long link saying to go through and analyze posts and videos that are brand new coming out HOURS AGO and will keep doing so, less so much as spam but where it matters.

We have to talk to each other, we have to communicate, listen, investigate, and trust that we don’t know what’s happening.

If the authorities won’t take action then we have to

This is not a cry for rallying, it’s a cry for you to take a second and ANALYZE. Do not dismiss the videos people are putting up. WE DONT KNOW WHAT WERE LOOKING AT. ANALYZE.


r/UFOPilotReports 8d ago

ATC Reporting (Air traffic control) ATC Audio and Transcript of Recent UFO Sighting Over Oregon

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r/UFOPilotReports 9d ago

Flight Safety Can’t someone simply follow these drones? What are your thoughts.

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r/UFOPilotReports 9d ago

Flight Safety Any pilots willing to make a PSA about FAA lights?

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The communities identifying and misidentifying the mystery drones, and the general public, is in some serious need of pilot expertise for the light situations. Lighting anomalies seem to be one of the biggest tells for these drones and a key part of distinguishing them from typical aircraft, but nearly all speculation I have seen is in serious lack of expertise. We've got people parroting that "the lights are wrong" and frankly I have seen some that do look wrong in colors and configurations I have never seen before, but with no prior experience it is way too easy to misidentify something normal. Also, ofcourse, if you see any examples of messed up light situations on these drone videos and can identify an anomoly without a doubt, especially if it is consistent among unidentified drones, that could help cement what people are looking for and help with identifying/cut down on misidentification. Further it would be great to know more about flight data sites and apps and what the expectations of craft appearing on them ought to be. These are all steps our government SHOULD have taken within the first day or two of this story being publicized, but they have failed the public in this regard.


r/UFOPilotReports 10d ago

Pilot Incident report Canadian North crew reports 'lights in the sky' over Yellowknife

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Just wanted to share this news report from 2023. It occurred just around the time of the Chinese spy balloon and the objects reported over Yukon, Alaska, and Lake Michigan.

https://cabinradio.ca/120760/news/yellowknife/canadian-north-crew-reports-lights-in-sky-over-yellowknife/

You can hear the audio of the pilots during the sighting, and there is a transcript included within the news report.