UAPs Pose Flight Safety Threats – Episode 181

People have seen unexplained objects in the skies for decades. The US Government and other entities are finally discussing these events publicly, an important development for aviation safety.

“These events have an impact on flight crews and systems and are important to look at,” says Todd Curtis.

Now falling under the classification, unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), these events have been cited by the US Government as impacting national security and public safety. Todd and John discuss how these events impact aviation safety.

The episode looks at the July 2023 hearing in the US House of Representatives that included testimony from three military veterans who either witnessed or investigated UAP events. John and Todd share their perspectives on the aviation safety aspect of UAP issues, including the difficulty of understanding what may be behind these phenomena when there are few trustworthy sources of information.

Related documents:

• Selected UAP-related reports from NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) database
• Proposed Senate amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
• ODCI Preliminary UAP assessment from June 2021
• July 2023 U.S. House of Representatives hearing on UAP issues
• NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System