Three years ago I asked the same question (original post here). So much has happened since 2023: more hearings, more whistleblowers, more legislation, and more "breaking" news. But I want to know whether any of it has made a real difference. So I ask again, members of the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force: What is the current sentiment towards UAPs? Here is roughly what you told me back then: Navy aviation took it (somewhat) seriously. An F/A-18 avionics tech w...

In 2014 and 2015, pilots assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron Eleven (VFA-11 "Red Rippers") operating from Naval Air Station Oceana began reporting a series of unusual encounters while training in Warning Area W-72 off the U.S. East Coast. Following the installation of the AN/APG-79 AESA radar aboard the squadron's F/A-18F Super Hornets, aircrews repeatedly detected unidentified contacts exhibiting unusual behavior. Initially dismissed as false radar returns, the contacts continued to appear o...

In 2014 and 2015, pilots assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron Eleven (VFA-11 "Red Rippers") operating from Naval Air Station Oceana began reporting a series of unusual encounters while training in Warning Area W-72 off the U.S. East Coast. Following the installation of the AN/APG-79 AESA radar aboard the squadron's F/A-18F Super Hornets, aircrews repeatedly detected unidentified contacts exhibiting unusual behavior. Initially dismissed as false radar returns, the contacts continued to appear o...