The Reporting Gap: Pilots Face Career Risks and Stigma in UAP Disclosures Despite NASA and DoD Efforts

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First Officer Kurt says pilots face a career trap where reporting UFO sightings can trigger FAA medical flags while staying silent could lead to later accusations of lying, and despite NASA’s Spergel-led findings and DoD’s AARO efforts, plus Ryan Graves’ Americans for Safe Aerospace helping pilots come forward, many pilots still fear reporting, leaving a gap between available UAP reporting channels and their willingness to use them.