David Grusch

David Charles Grusch, born in 1987, is an American former military intelligence officer and prominent UFO whistleblower. A United States Air Force veteran, he served at high levels in U.S. intelligence, including as co-lead of the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) portfolio for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and as representative for the NGA to the Pentagon's UAP Task Force until resigning in April 2023. With top-secret clearance and multiple polygraphs, Grusch investigated UAP reports and claims of secret government programs. His key achievement came in 2023 when he publicly alleged that the U.S. government, alongside private aerospace firms, operates classified special access programs for retrieving and reverse-engineering 'non-human' spacecraft and biologics from crash sites. He interviewed over 40 witnesses, including program insiders, and claimed evidence of multi-decade UAP crash retrieval efforts to which the Task Force was denied access. During a landmark July 26, 2023, U.S. Congressional hearing, Grusch testified under oath about these programs, possession of intact alien vehicles and deceased pilots, and instances of threats or killings to maintain secrecy, though details required a SCIF. He cited 'substantive evidence' of white-collar crimes in concealment efforts. Grusch's revelations, first shared with journalist Ross Coulthart and NewsNation, sparked global attention, congressional probes, and debates on transparency in UAP research.