U.S. Air Force Lt Col (Ret.)

ChrisLehto

Retired F-16 pilot. UAP researcher. Author of Our Fractal Universe. Founder.

He investigates unidentified aerial phenomena with a pilot's eye and tests the patterns that repeat from cells to galaxies.

Portrait of Chris Lehto

01 The pilot

From the cockpit
to the cosmos.

Chris flew the F-16 for 18 years in the U.S. Air Force and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2020. He now applies the same discipline to the biggest open questions in the sky: check the data, show the work, let others test it.

18
Years flying the F-16
Lt Col
U.S. Air Force, retired
2020
Traded the jet for research
Chris Lehto in his flight suit
Capt. Lehto, F-16

Above: Capt. Chris Lehto flies an F-16 Aggressor during Red Flag-Alaska, June 2010. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster.

02 LehtoFiles

Finding the truth of unidentified phenomena.

LehtoFiles is Chris's channel and podcast for UAP analysis, physics and scale. It runs on viewers, YouTube members and Patreon supporters. No sponsors.

Cover of Our Fractal Universe by Chris Lehto

03 The book

Our Fractal Universe

How patterns repeat from cells to galaxies.

Nature seems to repeat itself at regular jumps in scale. Chris lays out the pattern, the tests and the open data, and invites readers to check the work.

Our Fractal Universe on YouTubeThe video series behind the book →
Kosmik Strings artwork

05 Off duty

Kosmik Strings

Chris plays banjo in Kosmik Strings, an acoustic rock and alt-rock covers band around Burgau, Portugal.

06 Contact

Interviews, speaking and collaborations.

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