The following report is written by Dr Richard Haines, a Senior research scientist
at NASA Ames and is the flagship report for the newly formed National
Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena (NARCAP).
Three kinds of reported UAP dynamic behavior and reported consequences
are addressed in Haines’ report, each of which can affect air safety:
(1) near miss and other high speed maneuvers conducted by the UAP near
aircraft, (2) transient and permanent electromagnetic effects onboard
the aircraft that affect navigation, guidance, and flight control systems,
and (3) close encounter flight performance by the UAP that produces cockpit
distractions which inhibit the flight crew from flying the airplane in
a safe manner.
More than one hundred documented close encounters between UAP and commerical,
private, and military airplanes are reviewed relative to these three topics.
These reports are drawn from several sources including the author’s personal
files, aviation reports prepared by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration administered "Aviation Safety Reporting System
(ASRS)."
Aviation
Safety in America: A Previously Neglected Factor
