TheDancingRobot

Is it true that if an airman mentions that (s)he has seen something in the sky that is unidentifiable, and insists that it was a craft of unknown make and origin,, that their wings may be taken away? What is the strangest thing you ever saw in the air?

your example is exactly what I am referring to. the explainable instances you mentioned above are all unidentifiable, but the last example was not. and, as I have been told, if pilots (who are the experts on in-air velocities, altitudes and descriptions of flying objects) report something they cannot explain, they often do not even bother fear of judgement of their senses or rational--potentially compromising their wings.

the last example you gave is exactly the type of objects that most pilots do not report. fear of ridicule may be why.

thank you for your response!

Your last comment makes so much sense...your job is hectic and stressful enough...yay, let's add more paperwork that will only lead to who knows what?

I did some time in Antarctica, and the NY Air National Guard flies us down there from Christchurch, NZ. (we even used JATO to get off the ice...WTF).

I was able to sit with the pilots as we flew across the Indian Ocean towards the ice and they pretty much told me of stories that prompted me to initially ask you about 'not reporting things for fear of retribution'.

Thanks again for your answers! ps. ever use Jet Assisted Take Off?