Ryan Graves (ASA)
Reframed anomalous phenomena from fringe topics into standardized aviation safety protocols.
01 Definition
A former U.S. Navy F/A-18F pilot and founder of Americans for Safe Aerospace who advocates for aviation safety and centralized UAP encounter reporting.
02 Detailed_Analysis
Ryan Graves is a former U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet pilot who experienced repeated radar and visual encounters with anomalous aerial objects off the Virginia coast in 2014–2015. Graves founded Americans for Safe Aerospace (ASA), a non-profit organization supporting commercial and military pilots in reporting encounters. He provided formal testimony during the July 2023 House Oversight Committee hearing, framing UAP as an urgent aviation safety and defense issue.
03 Key_Facts
- ▸ Former U.S. Navy F/A-18F pilot who encountered anomalous objects off the East Coast
- ▸ Founder and Executive Director of Americans for Safe Aerospace (ASA)
- ▸ Testified before the U.S. House Oversight Committee in July 2023
- ▸ Created reporting pipelines for civilian and military aviators experiencing incursions
04 Deep_Dive_Intelligence
Graves (F-18/ASA)
Purpose: F-18 pilot; Safe Aerospace founder Category: Key Figure Profile This node profiles Graves (F-18/ASA), a significant figure in the UAP and advanced aerospace research space. The profile connects to 9 related entities, mapping their role in the disclosure and research network.
Key Relationships
- → Mellon (Full Background) (assessment): Graves = pilot witness + advocacy organization. Mellon = political architect + Disclosure Foundation. Both built institutional infrastructure for disclosure. Americans for Safe Aerospace + Disclosure Foundation = complementary organizations.
- ← Gallaudet (Adm/NOAA) (assessment): Both Navy witnesses. Gallaudet = Admiral (command level). Graves = F-18 pilot (operational level). Same service, different perspectives. Graves's squadron was part of USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG that Gallaudet's email was about.
- → July 2023 Hearing (assessment): Graves testified at July 26, 2023 hearing — first public UAP hearing. One of three witnesses (with Grusch + Fravor). 'First active duty pilot to come forward publicly.' Hearing launched modern congressional UAP engagement.
- → Grusch Full Testimony (assessment): Both July 2023 witnesses. Graves = pilot witness (regular sightings). Grusch = intelligence whistleblower (crash retrieval). Same hearing, complementary testimony. Pilot witness + intelligence witness = complete picture.
- → Gallaudet (Adm/NOAA) (assessment): Both Navy. Graves's F-18 squadron was part of USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG. Gallaudet received 'URGENT SAFETY OF FLIGHT' email about that exercise. Graves = pilot in the exercise, Gallaudet = commander receiving the alert.
- ← Dietrich (Tic Tac) (assessment): Both Navy F-18 pilots. Dietrich = Tic Tac witness (2004). Graves = regular sightings (2010s). Both naval aviators who encountered UAP. Dietrich's 2021 public statement helped pave way for Graves's 2023 testimony.
Plus 3 additional connections.
05 Intelligence_Analysis
Graves (F-18/ASA)
Purpose: F-18 pilot; Safe Aerospace founder Category: Key Figure Profile This node profiles Graves (F-18/ASA), a significant figure in the UAP and advanced aerospace research space. The profile connects to 9 related entities, mapping their role in the disclosure and research network.
Key Relationships
- → Mellon (Full Background) (assessment): Graves = pilot witness + advocacy organization. Mellon = political architect + Disclosure Foundation. Both built institutional infrastructure for disclosure. Americans for Safe Aerospace + Disclosure Foundation = complementary organizations.
- ← Gallaudet (Adm/NOAA) (assessment): Both Navy witnesses. Gallaudet = Admiral (command level). Graves = F-18 pilot (operational level). Same service, different perspectives. Graves's squadron was part of USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG that Gallaudet's email was about.
- → July 2023 Hearing (assessment): Graves testified at July 26, 2023 hearing — first public UAP hearing. One of three witnesses (with Grusch + Fravor). 'First active duty pilot to come forward publicly.' Hearing launched modern congressional UAP engagement.
- → Grusch Full Testimony (assessment): Both July 2023 witnesses. Graves = pilot witness (regular sightings). Grusch = intelligence whistleblower (crash retrieval). Same hearing, complementary testimony. Pilot witness + intelligence witness = complete picture.
- → Gallaudet (Adm/NOAA) (assessment): Both Navy. Graves's F-18 squadron was part of USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG. Gallaudet received 'URGENT SAFETY OF FLIGHT' email about that exercise. Graves = pilot in the exercise, Gallaudet = commander receiving the alert.
- ← Dietrich (Tic Tac) (assessment): Both Navy F-18 pilots. Dietrich = Tic Tac witness (2004). Graves = regular sightings (2010s). Both naval aviators who encountered UAP. Dietrich's 2021 public statement helped pave way for Graves's 2023 testimony.
Plus 3 additional connections.
07 Related_Entities (12)
08 Timeline_Mentions (10)
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uap-researchRussia A-60 airborne laser first flight
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Norman Schulze publishes a comprehensive analysis of fusion energy for 21st-century space missions, identifying FRC as a preferred option.
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uap-researchSTS-80 Space Shuttle Unidentified Object
NASA STS-80 Space Shuttle mission (1996) captures images of an unidentified object from orbit. Three images (NASA-UAP-D030 D031 D032) released via PURSUE Release 4 July 10 2026. Object appears in mult
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