David Grusch
Former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer; former co-lead for UAP analysis at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
On camera in The Age of Disclosure: Speaks on his career inside the UAPTF and NRO, and on the substance of his sworn whistleblower complaint.
David Grusch is a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer who served as a co-lead for unidentified aerial phenomena analysis at the National Reconnaissance Office and as a member of the Department of Defense's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force[1]. In June 2023 he came forward publicly with allegations, originally reported by The Debrief, that the U.S. government has operated a multi-decade program to retrieve and reverse-engineer non-human craft[2].
Grusch testified under oath before the House Oversight Subcommittee on July 26, 2023[3]. The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community has stated that Grusch's complaint was found 'credible and urgent' and was referred to the appropriate congressional committees[4].
- Former USAF intelligence officer; UAP co-lead at NRO and on the UAPTF — Kean & Blumenthal — The Debrief, 5 June 2023
- Allegation of a non-human craft retrieval program — Kean & Blumenthal — The Debrief, 5 June 2023
- Sworn testimony before the House Oversight Committee, 26 July 2023 — House Oversight Committee — Hearing record
- ICIG finding of credible and urgent complaint — Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General
- Official Statement
Grusch and bipartisan lawmakers demand UAP record declassification on the Capitol steps
On June 9, 2026, UAP whistleblower David Grusch joined a bipartisan group of House members on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to demand that the federal government declassify and publish its records on unidentified anomalous phenomena. Reps. Anna Paulina Luna, Eric Burlison, Tim Burchett, and Jared Moskowitz appeared alongside investigative journalist Leslie Kean and documentary filmmaker James Fox, pressing Congress to pass the UAP Disclosure Act and to ensure that career intelligence officials do not obstruct the administration's declassification directive. At the lectern Grusch went further than usual on the nature of the phenomena, telling reporters the government is aware of 'several' kinds of non-human life, ranging from 'corporeal bipedal type life' to what he called 'sentient plasma life.'
- Hearing
Grusch, Fravor, and Graves testify before House Oversight Subcommittee
Former intelligence officer David Grusch, retired Navy Cmdr. David Fravor, and retired Navy Lt. Ryan Graves testify under oath before the House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs. Grusch states that the U.S. government operates a long-running classified program to retrieve and reverse-engineer non-human craft.