By Keith Basterfield, 27 May 2019
(UFOs – scientific research, Campbelltown,
Basterfield reports on the 26 May 2019 The New York Times
article, “ ‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects.”
article, “ ‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects.”
The NYT article focuses
on the UFO incidents that were experienced by U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet
fighter pilots (the VFA-11 Red Rippers squadron) over the U.S. East Coast
(from Virginia to Florida
The Red Rippers squadron
is based out of Naval Air Station
Oceana in Virginia Beach , Virginia
The UFOs were sighted
both visually and on radar during training manoeuvres off the aircraft carrier
USS Theodore Roosevelt. The unknown objects were first detected just after the
Navy had upgraded the radar systems on its F/A-18 jet fighters in 2014.
The New York Times
interviewed Lieutenant Ryan Graves, Lieutenant Danny Accoin and three other
unnamed Super Hornet fighter pilots about the UFO incidents.
The UFOs showed up
“at 30,00 feet, 20,000 feet and even sea level.” The unknown
objects “would accelerate, slow down and then hit hypersonic speeds,” according
to Graves .
For decades – people
have seen unknown objects while flying in military aircraft, Lieutenant Graves
said.
Wikipedia article: “Carrier Strike Group 9”:
Wikipedia article: “USS Theodore
Roosevelt (CVN-71)”:
Wikipedia article: “Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet”:
Wikipedia article: “Naval Air Station Oceana”:
Official
crest for the U.S. Navy Commander
Carrier
Strike Group Nine (CSG-9)
(wikimedia.org
image)
USS Theodore Roosevelt underway in the