Our new white paper documents the regulatory framework that keeps 90% of pilot UAP sightings unreported.

Only 5-10% of pilot UAP sightings are actually reported. The other 90% stay silent.

Congressional testimony confirms it. Survey data proves it. Our new white paper documents exactly why.

Pilot UAP Reporting and Career Consequences: A Regulatory Analysis (PDF)

Pilots don't stay silent because they're afraid of being fired for "seeing a UFO." They stay silent because FAA medical certification regulations can classify an unverified aerial observation as evidence of psychological instability.

Here's how it works: when a pilot reports seeing something and radar shows nothing, that observation can be documented as a potential hallucination. This triggers psychiatric evaluation and months of grounding without pay.

This is the "aeromedical trap," and it has been silencing pilots for decades.

Our analysis provides the first comprehensive documentation of this problem. It synthesizes regulatory analysis, Congressional testimony, documented cases spanning 1957 to present, and survey data.

The numbers tell the story: 45% of pilots have seen UAP, but only 10% reported it.

When 90% of unusual aerial observations by trained observers go unreported, we have a massive blind spot in aviation safety and national security data.

The white paper shows how we got here and documents the legislative solutions ASA has helped develop through the Safe Airspace for Americans Act (HR 5231).

For policymakers, regulators, researchers, and anyone working on UAP policy or aviation safety reform, this analysis provides the regulatory citations, case documentation, and data needed for serious policy discussions.

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