Claim · G-022
David Grusch: Maintains that for decades a disinformation campaign has been underway to reduce public interest in the phenomenon.
David Grusch · Jun 2023 · Interview with NewsNation with Ross Coulthart (June 2023), referred to under oath (Interview)
Hearsay Funding, secrecy, Congress
Unverifiable
For the recent period there is no public evidence and, under oath, he referred to this interview instead of repeating the accusation.
- In support
- Historical cases of official deception are documented: the CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel (1953) recommended debunking UFO reports, the Air Force made misleading statements to protect the U-2 and OXCART reconnaissance flights, and in 2025 the Pentagon admitted the “pranks” of the Yankee Blue case, fake briefings about a reverse-engineering program. Skeptics read the same facts as the origin of the myth rather than as proof of a cover-up.
- Against or denials
- Guardian columnist Adam Gabbatt called the idea of government disinformation against those who talk about NHI a classic conspiracy theme.
Sources
- Text of Haines's study on the CIA and UFOs (1997), FAS copy (primary source)
- Official transcript of the July 26, 2023 hearing in the House of Representatives (GovInfo, CHRG-118hhrg53022) (primary source)
- The Guardian, Adam Gabbatt: where is the evidence for Grusch's allegations? (June 9, 2023) (press)
- Wikipedia (en), “Yankee Blue” (other)
On this site
People 1
Claims 2
- David Grusch: Argues that for decades U.S. authorities deliberately discredited the phenomenon: he cites a 1971 Australian… Partly verified
- David Grusch: Claims that the “weather balloon” explanation given for Roswell in 1947 was disinformation and that secrecy… Disputed
Documents 1
- CIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947–90 (Gerald Haines, 1997), with the 1953 Robertson Panel Original available
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