'Non-human biologics' recovered by US government, says UFO whistleblower David Grusch

The U.S. is concealing a longstanding program that retrieves and reverse engineers unidentified flying objects, a former Air Force intelligence officer testified Wednesday to Congress. The Pentagon has denied his claims.

Retired Maj. David Grusch's highly anticipated testimony before a House Oversight subcommittee was Congress' latest foray into the world of UAPs — or “unidentified aerial phenomena," which is the official term the U.S. government uses instead of UFOs. While the study of mysterious aircraft or objects often evokes talk of aliens and “little green men,” Democrats and Republicans in recent years have pushed for more research as a national security matter due to concerns that sightings observed by pilots may be tied to U.S. adversaries.

Grusch said he was asked in 2019 by the head of a government task force on UAPs to identify all highly classified programs relating to the task force's mission. At the time, Grusch was detailed to the National Reconnaissance Office, the agency that operates U.S. spy satellites.

“I was informed in the course of my official duties of a multi-decade UAP crash retrieval and reverse engineering program to which I was denied access,” he said.

Asked whether the U.S. government had information about extraterrestrial life, Grusch said the U.S. likely has been aware of “non-human” activity since the 1930s.

The Pentagon has denied Grusch's claims of a coverup. In a statement, Defense Department spokeswoman Sue Gough said investigators have not discovered “any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently.” The statement did not address UFOs that are not suspected of being extraterrestrial objects.

Grusch says he became a government whistleblower after his discovery and has faced retaliation for coming forward. He declined to be more specific about the retaliatory tactics, citing an ongoing investigation.

“It was very brutal and very unfortunate, some of the tactics they used to hurt me both professionally and personally,” he said.

Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., chaired the panel's hearing and joked to a packed audience, “Welcome to the most exciting subcommittee in Congress this week.”

There was bipartisan interest in Grusch’s claims and a more sober tone than other recent hearings featuring whistleblowers celebrated by Republicans and criticized by Democrats. Lawmakers in both parties asked Grusch about his study of UFOs and the consequences he faced and how they could find out more about the government’s UAP programs.

“I take it that you’re arguing what we need is real transparency and reporting systems so we can get some clarity on what’s going on out there,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.

Some lawmakers criticized the Pentagon for not providing more details in a classified briefing or releasing images that could be shown to the public. In previous hearings, Pentagon officials showed a video taken from an F-18 military plane that showed an image of one balloon-like shape.

Pentagon officials in December said they had received “several hundreds” of new reports since launching a renewed effort to investigate reports of UFOs.

At that point, “we have not seen anything, and we’re still very early on, that would lead us to believe that any of the objects that we have seen are of alien origin,” said Ronald Moultrie, the undersecretary of defense for intelligence and security. “Any unauthorized system in our airspace we deem as a threat to safety.”

[cretinousswine]

It's just frustrating how transparency has taken almost 80 years, and we are still just scratching the surface

[GreenSmoke]

If the government is allowing this to be released i can only wonder whats really going of hand

[AnthonySmith-sczs]

This is a good example of the two sides of our government, the congressional and president (public side) and the side that is like a shadow that doesn’t have to acknowledge anything they don’t want to. So many facets to our government, we need transparency.

[HrMattila]

If a person swears under oath that he will tell the "truth" about information from 3.part - and that the person himself has not physically seen the objects in question - he will not be punished if the 3.part does not speak the truth.

[LiterallyRyan_Gosling]

"Non-human" should've just said "non-earthly" so people don't just say it was a plant or something

[Geekdom]

I always believe UFOs and aliens are real. It's arrogant to say we're alone in the universe.

[PetAllDogs]

"Non-human biologics" in "some of these cases." So some times it's birds? Or an insect on a sensor? A hang gliding dog? A t-bone steak fired out of a cannon?

Be more specific please.

[ericb]

There must be a reason why he was not stopped. Almost like they want to cover something else up?

[isaachartsell]

Not one follow up question by congress on what bodies look like. How is that possible?

[fgrm]

This hearing was historic. From this moment things will start to accelerate and more information will be brought to light. The truth of this phenomenon will shake the human foundation. The truth about many philosophical questions such as life, creation, and the universe will be answered.

[timothydana]

Why has no physical evidence been put forward in these meetings?

[JuanThaSilva]

Are the aliens going to protect me & my family from the IRS?

[sihlemkhize]

Why did they have to crash in the US no other country they just chose the US

[TheUncannyValleyCompany]

Is this actually real? Why is everyone not losing their minds? The one guy says they have recovered non human biologic entities. This is wild.

[mrbane]

Mark Zuckberg "Sh.. i got to hide my ship now"

[alechiggins]

This could be one of the most interesting developments to date. We still need hard evidence though. So far we only have a second hand accounts and lots of unanswered questions.

[garykotler]

Show us the Verified Pic 📸 of the Actual Aliens!! 😮😮

[stephysteph]

What other big secrets are they hiding if they no longer care about this being public??

[VaporeonEnjoyer]

What's with this weird "non-human biologics" weasel word? That could literally mean a blade of grass. Has he ever said "Extraterrestrial entities" in any of his interviews?

[SincereSentinel]

See this thing through. Keep up the coverage. Thanks.