---- ## Basic Information ![[david_grusch.jpg|inlR|300]] - **Name**: David Charles Grusch - **Aliases**: N/A - **Date of Birth**: N/A, Born in Pittsburgh, PA - **Nationality**: U.S.A - **Occupation**: Former [[🏛️ United States Air Force]] Intelligence Officer **Trust Score:** 46/50 - <span style="color: limegreen;">HIGH</span> <details> <summary><b>Trust Score Analysis</b></summary> <IMG src="https://publish-01.obsidian.md/access/1c31a6f93f82a49b0a9eb31193d6cdec/_images/David_Grusch_Trust_Score.png" alt="Trust Score"/> </details> ## Background - **Biography**: Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Grusch was a decorated combat officer within the USAF during the War in Afghanistan and is a veteran of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). From 2019 to 2021, he was the representative of the NRO to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force. From late 2021 to July 2022, he was the co-lead for UAP analysis at the NGA and its representative to the task force. He assisted in drafting the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, which includes provisions for reporting of UFOs, including whistleblower protections and exemptions to non-disclosure orders and agreements. Congressional interest in UFO sightings immediately prior to Grusch's public claims surrounded questions about the four objects that the Air Force shot down in February 2023. - **Education**: United States Air Force Academy - Physics - **Employment History**: USAF Intelligence Officer. ## Video <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZSj7QsHRxHQ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> ## Notable Claims In June 2023, Grusch came forward as a whistleblower, making several significant claims about the U.S. government's involvement with UAP: 1. The U.S. government has possession of intact and partially intact craft of non-human origin 2. There exists a decades-long secret program to reverse engineer these craft 3. The program has been illegally withheld from Congress 4. Personnel involved in UAP recovery operations have been harmed or injured 5. The U.S. has knowledge of non-human intelligence ## Testimony On July 26th, 2023, Grusch testified under oath before the House Oversight Committee's Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs. During his testimony, he reiterated his claims about the existence of a secret UAP program and provided additional details about his knowledge of the program. ## Related Content - [[🔥 David Grusch Testimony]] - [[🏛️ AARO]]