A former F-18 pilot with ties to Central Massachusetts testified Wednesday before a U.S. House subcommittee hearing about his experience witnessing unidentified flying objects.
Ryan Graves, 37, is a former lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. Originally from Baldwinville, he graduated from Narragansett Regional High School in 2004 and earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2008.
Graves was commissioned with the rank of ensign in the Navy through the Officer Training Command in Newport, Rhode Island, according to 2009 article in the Gardner News.
He now lives in southern New Hampshire
Graves said he was deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom, the official name for the Afghanistan War and larger War on Terrorism; and Operation Inherent Resolve, the official name for U.S. intervention against the Islamic State.
On Wednesday, Graves testified before the House's Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs. He said he spoke on behalf of over 30 commercial air crew and military veterans who have confided similar encounters.
In 2014, Graves said, he witnessed what he refers to as UAP, or unidentified aerial phenomena, while he was stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
According to Graves, upgrades to jet radar systems led to unknown objects being detected in the airspace, and later tests and visual...
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