Ryan Graves: UFOs, Fighter Jets, and Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #308

Lt. Ryan Graves is a former Navy fighter pilot, who has worked on advanced research and development programs for DARPA, Office of Naval Research, and Air Force Research Labs on topics of multi-agent collaborative autonomy, AI-assisted air-to-air combat, and manned-unmanned teaming technologies. Ryan and people in his squadron detected and engaged with UFOs on multiple occasions, and he has been one of the few people willing to speak publicly about these experiences. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - GiveWell: and use code LEX - Notion: to get up to $1000 off team plan - Magic Spoon: and use code LEX to get $5 off - ExpressVPN: to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: Ryan’s Twitter: Ryan’s Website: DoD Statement: PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS: Full episodes playlist: Clips playlist: OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:18 - Top Gun analysis 14:23 - Fighter jets 1:01:50 - UFO sightings 1:28:18 - Congressional hearing 1:36:19 - Tic Tac UFO & Gimbal UFO 1:50:45 - Alien life 2:04:07 - Autonomous weapon systems 2:21:15 - Advice for young people 2:29:30 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: - LinkedIn: - Facebook: - Instagram: - Medium: @lexfridman - Reddit: - Support on Patreon: