My Dad was a USAF Navigator on B-52’s. On one flight at night over the Pacific, the pilot kept adjusting course in order to evade an oncoming plane, but it seemed to keep approaching their B-52. Finally, Dad climbed up into the cockpit and looked out the window at the “aircraft” the pilot had been evading. It was the planet Venus.
Not saying that these guys didn’t say something. But even highly trained pilots with a lot of hours can get this wrong.
*SEE something