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Introduction
Ryan 'FOBS' Graves (born 1985) is an American technologist and former F/A-18F pilot, best known for his service in the U.S. Navy from 2009 to 2019. Throughout his military career, Graves gained recognition for his public advocacy regarding air safety issues related to frequent Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) incursions. His experiences and observations brought significant attention to these phenomena within the military and public spheres. Post-Navy, Graves has continued to shed light on these issues through various media appearances and discussions​.

Career
Ryan Graves served in the U.S. Navy as an F/A-18F pilot from 2009 to 2019.

His career in the Navy is most notable for his experiences with UAP, more commonly known as UFOs. Graves’ interactions with these unidentified objects began around 2014 and 2015, during his time with Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-11, also known as the "Red Rippers", and the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. While conducting operations off the Virginia and Florida coasts, Graves and his fellow aviators began to detect mysterious objects in the airspace, often for hours on end​​.

These strange occurrences coincided with the F/A-18’s upgrade to the AN/APG-79, an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. Initially, the pilots assumed these radar returns were bugs in the new system. However, they soon realized they were dealing with physical objects, as confirmed by their infrared (IR) sources​. The objects had a distinctive radar signature, often appearing stationary but occasionally moving at slightly supersonic speeds.

In July 2020, after his service in the Navy had ended, Graves came forward with his experiences. He appeared on the front page of The New York Times and the History Channel’s TV program "Unidentified", providing additional details and context about the mysterious airborne objects that had been sighted off the coasts of Virginia and Florida​​.

In May 2021, he recounted the experiences of Navy pilots with UAP on CBS’s 60 Minutes, just a month before the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s deadline to provide Congress with a report on UAP. His appearance on the show led to a surge of interest in UFOs in mainstream media​.

Americans for Safe Aerospace
Following his career with the U.S. Navy, Ryan Graves founded Americans for Safe Aerospace (ASA), a military pilot-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting aerospace safety and national security with a focus on UAP.

AIAA UAP Integration & Outreach Committee
In addition to his role at Americans for Safe Aerospace, Ryan Graves serves as the Chair of the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Integration & Outreach Committee (UAPIOC) under the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The committee's mission is to enhance aerospace safety by improving scientific knowledge and mitigating barriers to the study of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.

The UAPIOC aims to integrate UAP data and analysis into relevant scientific and engineering aspects of aviation development, design, and safety planning across the aviation and space systems environment. The committee also develops and facilitates the implementation of UAP reporting and occupational health frameworks across aviation and space sectors, and supports interaction with AIAA committees and organizations, the aerospace industry, government agencies, academic institutions, and international researchers and organizations associated with the scientific and engineering study of UAP​​.