He and his fellow pilots would investigate these objects. On one occasion, they described seeing what appeared to be a cube set inside a clear, translucent sphere, observed at altitudes and in conditions where ordinary aircraft would struggle.

These objects seemed to remain stationary against headwinds or glide fluidly in ways that no conventional propulsion system could manage, raising questions about their origin and purpose.

Subsequently, the now famous 'Gimbal' and 'GoFast' video clips appeared in the public domain.

Grave has since launched “Americans for Safe Aerospace,” a platform aiming to encourage robust data collection, consistent reporting standards, and transparent public discourse about unidentified aerial objects witnessed by qualified pilots.

In July 2023, Graves testified under oath to a bipartisan Congressional hearing about his experiences.

So what? We're talking UFOs now?

You are aviators. You may be a low hours student or a veteran of many logbooks. As such you know how to recognise what's flying in the airspace around you.

The point of telling Graves' story is to highlight the fact that pilots do see strange and anomalous phenomena in the skies.

In the past few weeks, pilots and air traffic controllers have witnessed lights in the sky in airspace in multiple US states, the UK, Germany, and elsewhere.

People are talking about them as if they're all drones but as the eye witnesses have pointed out, the drones are only half the story.

The story is unfolding as I write and so far there have been no satisfactory explanations.

All we can say with any certainty is that:

• The objects are under intelligent control
• They have appeared in multiple locations and countries
• The authorities seem unable to prevent airspace incursions
• They've been seen by pilots and passengers in the air
• They've been seen by thousands of witnesses on the ground

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