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Active leadUseful case file with unresolved ambiguity and room for more corroboration.

"Navy F/A-18 pilot tracked the same UAP every day for 2 years. Testified under oath in 2023. Pentagon released the file in 2026. Still officially unidentified."

UnknownSworn testimonyMay 16, 2026, 12:29 PMVirginia Beach

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Duration

Unknown

Source material

2

Timeline

1

Source context

Limited context

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Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

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Live sighting record 7061a962-6298-4bf5-a22c-9bc316e2f7aa.

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Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Solar window

Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset8:06 PM
Day length14h 10m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsClear sky
Temperature60°F
Cloud cover0% · Clear
Wind7 mph

Area activity

Within 2 days1 sightings within 60 mi

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Observed facts

Occurred

May 16, 2026, 12:29 PM

Timezone

Eastern Time

Location

Virginia Beach

Witness account

Narrative

**A Navy F/A-18 pilot encountered the same unidentified object every day for 2 years. In 2023 he testified under oath. The object is still officially unidentified.** Lieutenant Ryan Graves was flying training missions off the coast of Virginia Beach in 2014 when his squadron began tracking an object on radar that wouldn't move. When they got close enough for a visual — dark gray metallic cube, suspended inside a transparent sphere, no propulsion, no heat signature. It passed within 50 feet of...

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PublishedMay 16, 2026, 12:29 PM

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