Claim · G-023
David Grusch: Presents himself as an intelligence officer for 14 years, in the Air Force with the rank of major and then, from 2021 to 2023, at the NGA as a GS-15 civilian (equivalent to colonel), where he was the agency's co-lead for the analysis of UAPs and “trans-medium” objects.
David Grusch · Jul 26, 2023 · House hearing, Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs (Hearing)
Under oath Direct knowledge Biography and credentials
Partly verified
The positions are consistent across all official settings and have never been disputed by the DoD, but no personnel record or agency confirmation of dates, rank, service in Afghanistan and decorations is public.
- Original words
I was my agency's co-lead in unidentified anomalous phenomena and trans medium object analysis.
- In support
- The House introduced him as a former NRO representative on the Department of Defense UAP task force; according to The Debrief he worked at the NRO from 2016 to 2021 (from 2019 as representative on the task force) and at the NGA from late 2021, as UAP co-lead until July 2022, leaving the government on April 7, 2023. AARO director Kirkpatrick said only that none of the witnesses had worked for AARO or been its representative, a formula compatible with a role on the task force that preceded AARO.
Sources
- Official transcript of the July 26, 2023 hearing in the House of Representatives (GovInfo, CHRG-118hhrg53022) (primary source)
- Archive of the July 26, 2023 hearing: list of witnesses and written statements (The Black Vault) (primary source)
- The Debrief, “Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Non-Human Craft” (Kean and Blumenthal, June 5, 2023) (press, pro-disclosure)
- The Debrief, Sean Kirkpatrick's statement after the hearing (July 27, 2023) (press, pro-disclosure)
On this site
People 1
Claims 3
- David Grusch: Claims to have helped, together with the director, draft the 2019 security classification guide of the UAP… Unverifiable
- David Grusch: Claims to have been cleared for most of the Defense Department's compartmented space and aerospace programs… Unverifiable
- David Grusch: In the press release announcing him as Special Advisor to Rep. Eric Burlison for UAP transparency and for… Hypothesis or opinion
Documents 3
- Grusch's written statement for the July 26, 2023 hearing Original available
- The biography filed by Grusch for the 2023 hearing Original available
- The transcript of the July 26, 2023 House hearing with Grusch, Graves and Fravor Original available
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