---- ## Basic Information ![[ryan_graves.jpg|inlR|200]] - **Name**: Ryan Graves - **Aliases**: N/A - **Date of Birth**: N/A - **Nationality**: U.S. - Lives in Boston, MA - **Occupation**: Executive Director of the [[🏛️ Americans for Safe Aerospace]] non-profit. Former F/A-18, T-45C Navy Pilot that served in the [[🏛️ VFA-11 - Red Rippers]] squadron. - **Trust Score:** 49/50 - <span style="color: limegreen;">HIGH</span> <details> <summary><b>Trust Score Analysis</b></summary> <IMG src="https://publish-01.obsidian.md/access/1c31a6f93f82a49b0a9eb31193d6cdec/_images/Ryan_Graves_Trust_Score.png" alt="Trust Score"/> </details> ## Background - **Biography**: Ryan Graves is a former Lt. [[🏛️ United States Navy]] and F/A-18F pilot who served for a decade, including two deployments in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve. Graves was the first active duty pilot to come forward publicly about regular sightings of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) and has been featured in [Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/02/28/ufo-uap-navy-intelligence-00084537), [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-government-expands-ufo-investigations-new-group-forms-pilots-spot-rcna87127), [60 Minutes](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-military-intelligence-60-minutes-2021-08-29/), [The History Channel](https://www.history.com/shows/unidentified-inside-americas-ufo-investigation), [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/us/politics/navy-ufo-reports.html), and [Joe Rogan](https://open.spotify.com/episode/68t6BZRHenCslyLLaviW1H). Graves is the founder and executive director of [Americans for Safe Aerospace](https://www.safeaerospace.org/), the first military pilot led nonprofit dedicated to UAP as a matter of national security, aerospace safety, and science. Graves also serves as the first Chair of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena Integration & Outreach Committee (UAPIOC), representing more than the 30,000 members of the aerospace industry. The goal of UAPCOI is to serve as a neutral, scientifically-focused group enabling safer commercial and military air and space operations. Graves was most recently Director of BD at Quantum Generative Materials. He previously worked on advanced military autonomy applications at BAE Systems FAST Labs. - **Education**: B.S. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2004-2008 - **Employment History**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whygraves/details/experience/ ## Online Presence ### Social Media - https://www.twitter.com/uncertainvector - https://www.linkedin.com/in/whygraves/ ### Websites - https://www.uncertainvector.com/ - https://www.youtube.com/@merged_podcast - Authored by Ryan as a platform for pilots to talk about their experiences. ## Media - https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/02/28/ufo-uap-navy-intelligence-00084537 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lzan0pbv7ZQ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BXgOqOKD_Jo" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZBtMbBPzqHY" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>