Mystery AtlasDavid Grusch
Former US intelligence officer who testified to Congress in July 2023 that the US government possesses retrieved non-human craft and biological material, a claim that AARO's subsequent review did not substantiate.
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Theories & Explanations
David Grusch popularised UAP Crash-Retrieval Claim.
People
David Grusch is frequently compared to Luis Elizondo — Both are former intelligence officials who left government specifically to draw attention to alleged UAP-programme obstruction, though Grusch's claims about retrieved craft go considerably further than anything Elizondo has stated on the record.
Organisations & Programmes
- All-domain Anomaly Resolution Officeestablished July 2022
David Grusch was criticised by All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
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