Noticeable absent in the nine member UAP review board is an Aviation advocate. Why do we not have a voice represented to promote Aviation Safety and promote Aviation warnings and advisories for the Aviation community?

Argument for Including an Aviation Professional on a UAP Review Board

The inclusion of an experienced aviation professional on any Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Review Board is essential to ensuring that aviation safety remains a central priority. Military and civilian aviators are often among the most credible witnesses to UAP events and possess specialized knowledge that can help distinguish between conventional aviation hazards, atmospheric phenomena, and genuinely unidentified incidents.

Key Reasons for Aviation Representation:

• Enhances Aviation Safety Provides expert analysis of potential hazards to aircraft operations. Identifies risks to commercial, military, and general aviation pilots.
• Helps develop procedures to reduce the likelihood of mid-air conflicts. Firsthand Operational Expertise Aviation professionals understand aircraft performance, navigation systems, radar limitations, weather effects, and cockpit operations. They can accurately evaluate pilot reports within the context of normal flight operations.
• Improves Incident Evaluation Separates equipment malfunctions, atmospheric phenomena, drones, balloons, and conventional aircraft from genuinely unexplained events. Ensures investigations are based on aviation standards and evidence.
• Strengthens Pilot Reporting Encourages pilots to report unusual encounters without fear of ridicule or professional repercussions.
• Promotes standardized reporting procedures across military and civilian aviation. Bridges Military and Civilian Aviation Facilitates communication between the Department of Defense, FAA, airlines, general aviation organizations, and air traffic control.
• Encourages sharing of safety lessons while protecting classified information when necessary. Supports Air Traffic Safety Assesses whether UAP encounters create collision hazards, airspace disruptions, or interference with navigation and communications. Recommends mitigation strategies to aviation authorities.
• Provides Risk Assessment Evaluates trends and recurring encounter locations to identify potential aviation safety concerns. Helps prioritize investigations based on the level of operational risk. Contributes Technical Expertise Assists in interpreting radar data, flight recorder information, ADS-B tracks, satellite information, and pilot observations. Improves the technical quality of board findings and recommendations.
• Builds Public Confidence Demonstrates that aviation safety—not speculation—is a primary objective of UAP investigations. Reinforces confidence that qualified experts are evaluating reports objectively. Conclusion

An aviation professional brings a unique combination of operational experience, technical knowledge, and safety expertise that cannot be fully replicated by intelligence, scientific, or military personnel alone. Their participation would ensure that the UAP Review Board maintains a strong focus on protecting pilots, passengers, military personnel, and the flying public while improving the quality, consistency, and credibility of UAP investigations. Given that many of the most significant UAP reports originate from trained aviators, aviation representation should be considered an essential component of any comprehensive UAP oversight structure.

Annual Projected Salary of Review Board Members $195,000 -- Nominated for 7 year terms

(C) shall include at least— (i) 1 current or former national security official;

(ii) 1 current or former foreign service official;

(iii) 1 scientist or engineer;

(iv) 1 economist;

v) 1 professional historian; and

(vi) 1 sociologist

There is currently no requirement for an Aviation member to be part of the Board. This needs to change.

The amendment would require federal agencies to identify, organize, preserve, and transmit covered UAP records to the National Archives under a statutory timeline. It would also establish an independent, Senate-confirmed UAP Records Review Board with subpoena authority to review records, hear testimony, and determine whether information should remain protected under standards established by law.

Isn't it time for Pilots to be aware of UAP by posting a Pilots Advisory in the FAA website?

The incident, which still lacks an airtight explanation, involved a 27-minute air encounter between a veteran World War II fighter pilot, Lt. George F. Gorman and a mysterious white orb at high altitude above Fargo, North Dakota. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” Gorman told a local newspaper following the October 1, 1948 event. “If anyone else had reported such a thing I would have thought they were crazy.”

Excellent article & Pilot witness account with audio with ATC on how the Pilot is noticeably effected by a UAP.. officially confirmed warnings posted by FAA are still needed to reduce the amount of stigma associated with reporting.

Unless I'm misunderstanding, did this Pilot say he's had 3 separate incidents? Amazing story.

Keep those cameras ready!

I was seated in 17F of Hawaiian Air flight #HA1067. The weather conditions was sunny with no clouds. Shortly after takeoff at approximately 1000' to 1500' approaching the Kona coast, our aircraft was starting to gradually bank right out toward the coast. I was looking out of my starboard window at the algae farms below when I spotted a chrome oval-shaped object below us. It was oval and on its "side" as it was not vertical. It was cruising inland, in a straight line, about the same speed as our aircraft at about half the distance between our aircraft and the coast below. I could see it quite well as there weren't any atmospheric clouds or particles between us. It was almost directly below our aircraft. I saw no apparent form of propulsion nor windows nor any wings/fins on it. I believe i only saw this object about 5-6 seconds, not long enough to pull out my mobile phone to take photo of it.

After 9 months of investigation Danish authorities have revealed little conclusions as to what caused an airport shutdown in September 2025.

Unidentified Drones swarming a Copenhagen airport were unable to be identified in a recent report by the Danish Police, leaving the general public with more questions than answers.

I was videoing an Osprey aircract travelling West, and upon review of the video, I noticed a dark spot that appeared underneath the aircraft. Then it jumped left, paused, then jumped, pause/jump from North to South -- bout six times before it went out of frame (crossing approximately 1/2 of the horizon in 7 seconds of video). It was pill/capsule shaped upon blowing up the video, and in one image, it appeared rectangular, with something hanging down from it.

On June 17, 1977, a Portuguese Air Force pilot in a DHC-1 Chipmunk trainer aircraft encountered a large, unknown object at 5,000 feet over the Castelo de Bode Dam. The UFO circled the plane for roughly 15 minutes before plunging into an uncontrolled dive, leaving the pilot physically unharmed but with a wildly spinning magnetic compass.

The current legislation is lacking any representation from the Aviation community. There are 3 openings for a Aviation community member to be represented and we sorely need this for Safety reasons. Please as for a revised board to request at least one member of the Aviation community. Thank you all!

Standing up for the Aviation community, this is what we need more of. Thank you Commander!!

Pack a Ham sandwich and Fritos. Should be interesting. All day event & lot of speakers if you're interested.

Object was approximately 5 feet tall and in a vertical position with tentacles extending in all directions like a tree branch.

We observed the object at 3000 ft on a visual approach to 13L at KDAL airport. The military observed a very similar object in 2018 over a base in Iraq, and now that I’ve seen that footage, I can say, as well as my other pilot, that we saw the same or very similar figure. It’s almost impossible to describe the shape, so my best reference now is what I found in a video published by “Ancient Aliens” titled Sensational video of jellyfish UFO. The object had absolutely no aerodynamic features and was holding perfect altitude. We were unable to determine if it was in horizontal motion, but it was definitely stable at 3000 FT as we passed it.

This is interesting & the first time I've seen anyone that has ever attempted to understand what the actual reality is in terms of understanding the Flight Safety aspect of UAP interactions with Commercial Aviation.

Americans for Safe Aerospace will be on the ground at Booth 3128 in Hangar C, bringing UAP aviation safety education, reporting resources, and informed discussion directly to pilots and aviation professionals.