We Are Not Alone: The UFO Whistleblower Speaks
NewsNation's June 11, 2023 profile and interview of former intelligence officer David Grusch, later submitted to Congress as supporting material. It presents his unverified allegations about withheld crash-retrieval programs, recovered craft and biological material, while recording central caveats: Grusch said he had not personally seen non-human intelligence, the supporting records remained classified, and NewsNation had no public smoking-gun documents, photographs or official confirmation.
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- 2023-06-11
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NewsNation reported that the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office had not confirmed any investigated sighting as proof of alien life.
So far, they have not confirmed any of them to constitute proof of alien life.
Grusch said he left his National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency position in April 2023 after co-leading its UAP portfolio and advising senior defense and intelligence officials.
my last position, which I left in April of 2023, I co-lead the UAP portfolio for the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
Grusch alleged that the UAP Task Force was refused access to a broad crash-retrieval program involving vehicles of non-human origin.
During that time, Grusch claims the UAP Task Force was refused access to a broad crash retrieval program.
Grusch alleged that the United States possesses multiple vehicles of non-human origin.
Grusch told NewsNation that the U.S. is in possession of “quite a number” of these “non-human” vehicles.
Grusch said senior former intelligence officers described the alleged program to him and supplied oral testimony, documents and other proof.
They told me, based on their oral testimony, and they provided me documents and other proof, that there was in fact a program that the UAP Task Force was not read into.
Grusch acknowledged that he had never personally seen non-human intelligence and said his conviction came from people he believed were directly involved in the alleged program.
He’s never personally seen non-human intelligence but says he’s spoken to enough people directly involved in what he calls “the program,” that he’s convinced it’s real.
Grusch alleged that his attempts to gain direct access were obstructed, followed by reprisals, and reported through an Intelligence Community Inspector General complaint.
Soon after, he says he endured reprisals and retaliations from above. He reported that information to the intelligence community inspector general and eventually filed a whistleblower complaint.
Grusch alleged that the United States possesses intact spacecraft and that recoveries have sometimes included deceased occupants.
when you recover something that’s either landed or crashed … sometimes you encounter dead pilots and, believe it or not, as fantastical as that sounds. It’s true
Grusch said he had seen photographs and reports he considered significant, but that the specific material needed to prove his allegations remained classified and could not be shown publicly.
he has seen “some interesting photos,” and “read some very interesting reports. However, he says that the specific documents and photos that would prove his claims are still classified
Grusch proposed an interdimensional origin as one possible explanation, while explicitly saying he was not claiming that theory was certain.
I’m not saying this is 100% the case but it could be that this is not necessarily extraterrestrial, and it’s actually coming from a higher dimensional physical space
Grusch alleged that recovered materials had engineered isotopic ratios and unusual arrangements of heavy elements that were inconsistent with ordinary terrestrial manufacture.
Grusch says he’s certain that the materials the crafts are made out of are not of our planet. … isotopic ratios that have to be engineered for it to be at those levels.
Grusch alleged that a partially intact vehicle was recovered near Magenta, Italy, in 1933 under Benito Mussolini's regime.
the regime of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini documented numerous UAP. … In 1933 was the first recovery in Europe and in Magenta, Italy. They recovered a partially intact vehicle.
The article recounts the disputed allegation that a craft hovered over nuclear weapons at Malmstrom Air Force Base in 1967 and that ten ICBMs shut down.
Officials observed a craft that appeared to be intelligently controlled hovered over the nuclear weapons. The silo and 10 nuclear ICBM missiles were shut down.
Grusch alleged that people working with recovered technology suffered physical injuries from nuclear, radiological or biological hazards.
he claims the crash retrieval program continued … the people working with the technology have been putting themselves at risk. “A lot of them were injured looking at some of this stuff,”
NewsNation recounts that naval-aviator footage recorded in 2015 was leaked in 2017 and officially released by the Pentagon in 2020.
The videos were leaked in 2017, then officially released by the Pentagon in 2020.
Grusch said many additional government UAP videos could be declassified and that some unreleased footage left him with serious questions.
There are many videos that are totally fair to release through a declassification process. … There are more concerning videos that left me with a lot of questions.
Grusch alleged that at least one private aerospace company participating in the retrieval effort was storing recovered craft.
Grush says the aircraft retrieval team includes at least one private aerospace company that is storing alien craft.
Grusch said AARO director Sean Kirkpatrick did not follow up after Grusch shared concerns, while Kirkpatrick had testified that AARO had found no credible evidence of extraterrestrial activity or physics-defying objects.
his team has found no credible evidence thus far of extraterrestrial activity or objects that defy the known laws of physics. … I told him what I was starting to uncover and he didn’t follow up with me.
NewsNation stated that Grusch supplied no public smoking-gun documents or photographs and had no official confirmation, while saying multiple sources confirmed his identity, intelligence background and UAP Task Force role.
He doesn’t have smoking gun documents or photos; he doesn’t have official confirmation of his claims. NewsNation has confirmed through multiple sources that he is who he says he is
Grusch said the Intelligence Community Inspector General found his complaint urgent and credible for the congressional intelligence committees after interviewing him and other subjects.
they found my complaint, urgent and credible for the intelligence committees
Chronology extracted from the document text.
NewsNation updates its Grusch profile
NewsNation's profile and interview of David Grusch was updated on June 11, 2023.
Grusch leaves his NGA position
Grusch said he left the position in which he co-led the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's UAP portfolio in April 2023.
Pentagon officially releases UAP videos
The article says the Pentagon officially released the previously leaked videos in 2020.
Grusch joins the UAP Task Force
Grusch said he was invited to join the UAP Task Force after 2019.
Naval UAP videos leak
The article says the naval-aviator videos were leaked in 2017.
Naval aviators record UAP footage
The article says naval aviators recorded UAP footage with military-grade cameras in 2015.
U.S.-USSR nuclear-risk agreement
The article cites a 1971 U.S.-USSR agreement on measures intended to reduce the risk of nuclear war.
Malmstrom missile-shutdown allegation
The article recounts allegations that a UAP hovered over nuclear weapons at Malmstrom Air Force Base and ten ICBMs shut down.
Roswell incident
The article recounts the 1947 recovery of material near Roswell, New Mexico, and the government's changing public explanations.
Alleged Magenta recovery
Grusch alleged that a partially intact vehicle was recovered near Magenta, Italy, in 1933.
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Probed ingest of: David Grusch: The Whistleblower Who Told Congress We're Not Alone
The Dr. Phil Podcast’s Phil McGraw questions former intelligence officer David Grusch about his UAP whistleblowing, alleged reprisals, and claims that the United States holds recovered non-human craft and biological material. Grusch distinguishes classified imagery he says he personally viewed from secondhand accounts of live occupants and telepathic communication, while McGraw presses for physical evidence, contextualized disclosure, and public-health planning.

