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Who is David Grusch?
David Grusch is a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer (rank of Major) and civilian intelligence official who served on the Pentagon's UAP Task Force from 2019 to 2021. In June 2023 he alleged publicly that the government has recovered craft of non-human origin and hidden a reverse-engineering program from Congress, and he repeated those claims under oath on July 26, 2023. He has said his account rests on what others told him, not on what he saw himself, and he has not presented public evidence. The Pentagon said it found no verifiable information supporting the claims, and AARO's 2024 historical review found no evidence of such programs.
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- 2019 — Grusch, serving as a National Reconnaissance Office reservist, joined the Pentagon's UAP Task Force, where he says he served from 2019 to 2021. U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
- 2022-05 — His attorney filed an urgent-concern and reprisal complaint with the Intelligence Community Inspector General, which reportedly found it "credible and urgent" in July 2022; reporting does not say which parts were found credible. The Debrief
- 2023-06-05 — The Debrief published Grusch's allegations that the U.S. and its contractors hold intact and partial craft of non-human origin; he had left government that April. The Debrief
- 2023-07-26 — Grusch testified to a House Oversight subcommittee that he was told of a decades-long crash-retrieval program; a Pentagon spokesperson said the department had found no verifiable information supporting such claims. NBC News
- 2024-03-08 — The Pentagon's AARO released a historical review reporting no verifiable evidence that the government or private companies have reverse-engineered extraterrestrial technology. The Hill
- 2025-03-27 — Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) named Grusch a special advisor for his work on the House Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets. Office of Rep. Eric Burlison
- 2026-06-09 — Grusch joined Reps. Luna, Burchett, Burlison and Moskowitz at a Capitol press conference calling for public release of government UAP records. Los Angeles Magazine
Last reviewed 2026-10-18. Statements are attributed to the linked sources; inclusion on this page does not imply wrongdoing.
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Marco Rubio
Rubio commented publicly in 2023 on whistleblower claims brought to the Senate Intelligence Committee; he did not confirm Grusch's claims.
2023 Congressional UAP Hearings
Grusch testified under oath before Congress about alleged government UAP crash retrieval and reverse-engineering programs.
Sean Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick's AARO historical review contradicted Grusch's claims, finding no verifiable evidence of crash retrieval programs.
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
Grusch's claims of government crash retrieval programs were disputed by AARO's historical review, which found no verifiable evidence.
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Rubio commented publicly in 2023 on whistleblower claims brought to the Senate Intelligence Committee; he did not confirm Grusch's claims.
Kirkpatrick's AARO historical review contradicted Grusch's claims, finding no verifiable evidence of crash retrieval programs.
Grusch's claims of government crash retrieval programs were disputed by AARO's historical review, which found no verifiable evidence.
Grusch testified under oath before Congress about alleged government UAP crash retrieval and reverse-engineering programs.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is David Grusch?+
Grusch is a former intelligence officer who told Congress he spent 14 years in the field, in the Air Force at the rank of Major and later as a GS-15 civilian at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency from 2021 to 2023. As a National Reconnaissance Office reservist, he was a member of the UAP Task Force from 2019 to 2021. He became a whistleblower through a complaint to the Intelligence Community Inspector General. U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
What did David Grusch claim?+
Grusch told Congress he was informed of a multi-decade government program to retrieve and reverse-engineer UAPs, and he claimed the government has recovered "non-human biologics" from crashes. He said he has not personally seen UAPs and that his account came from others. He cited no public evidence, saying the information remains classified. These are allegations that have not been officially confirmed. NBC News
Did the inspector general find Grusch's claims credible?+
Grusch's May 2022 complaint to the Intelligence Community Inspector General was reportedly found "credible and urgent" in July 2022, and a summary was said to be sent to the Director of National Intelligence and the congressional intelligence committees. The complaint centered on alleged reprisals and withholding of information from Congress, and the reporting does not specify which parts were found credible. The inspector general has not publicly confirmed that non-human craft exist. The Debrief
What did the Pentagon say about Grusch's claims?+
In March 2024, the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) released a historical review that found no verifiable evidence the U.S. government or private companies have reverse-engineered extraterrestrial technology. AARO attributed lingering accusations to a consistent group of believers, some tied to a never-approved proposal called Kona Blue. Grusch testified before Congress but has not offered public evidence for his claims. The Hill
Does David Grusch work for Congress?+
In March 2025, Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) announced Grusch as a special advisor supporting his UAP transparency work on the House Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets. The release described Grusch as a decorated former Air Force officer who reached the rank of Major. He has continued to appear publicly with lawmakers calling for release of UAP records. Office of Rep. Eric Burlison
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