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David Grusch

David Grusch is an American intelligence officer and UAP whistleblower who claimed at a 2023 congressional hearing that the United States runs secret programs to reverse-engineer crashed vehicles of non-human origin and their wreckage.

David Grusch is an American intelligence officer who served with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office, then in the Pentagon's task force on UAP investigation, and later worked at the predecessor organizations of AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office).

What he claims

According to Grusch, the US government has for decades maintained secret programs dealing with the recovery and reverse engineering of vehicles of non-human origin. He claims that these programs also involve the acquisition of biological remains, and that the programs were deliberately concealed from Congress and the legal oversight bodies. He also claimed that he faced retaliation when he inquired about these programs through official channels.

In 2023, Grusch filed a complaint with the Intelligence Community Inspector General, which granted him whistleblower status; however, this does not mean official confirmation of his claims. In the same year, he also testified publicly before a committee of the House of Representatives.

Official and skeptical position

Official investigations by the Pentagon and AARO found no credible evidence to support Grusch's claims and did not confirm the possession of technology or biological material of non-human origin. Skeptical researchers point out that Grusch's claims are largely based on other people's accounts, that he has presented no direct evidence of his own, and that no physical evidence has been made public so far.

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