Whistleblower Testimony: US Has Secret, Decades-Old Program to Capture UFOs

WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Air Force intelligence official testified to Congress on July 26 that the U.S. is hiding a long-term program to retrieve and reverse engineer UFOs. The Pentagon has denied his claims.

The highly anticipated testimony of retired U.S. Air Force Major David Grusch before the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee is Congress' latest foray into the world of UAPs, or "unidentified flying objects," which the U.S. government uses instead of The official term for UFO. Democrats and Republicans have pushed for more research in recent years as a national security issue amid concerns that the sightings observed by the pilots could be linked to U.S. adversaries.

Grusch said that in 2019, he was asked by the head of the government's UAP task force to identify all highly classified projects related to the task force's mandate. At the time, Grusch was assigned to the National Reconnaissance Office, which operates U.S. spy satellites.

"I was informed in the course of my official duties of a decades-long UAP accident retrieval and reverse engineering program, but I was denied access," he said.

Asked whether the U.S. government had information about extraterrestrial life, Grusch said the U.S. may have been aware of "non-human" activity since the 1930s.

The Pentagon has denied Grusch's claims of a cover-up. Defense Department spokeswoman Sue Goff said in a statement that investigators had not found "any verifiable information to substantiate any claims that a program to possess or reverse engineer extraterrestrial materials existed or currently exists." The statement did not mention and UFOs that are not suspected of being extraterrestrial objects.

Grusch said he became a government whistleblower after he found out and faced retaliation for coming forward. He declined to reveal specific retaliation tactics, citing the ongoing investigation.

"It was very cruel and unfortunate, and some of the tactics they used hurt me both professionally and personally," he said.

Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., chaired the panel's hearing and joked to the packed audience, "Welcome to the most exciting subcommittee in Congress this week." But Members of both parties asked Grusch about his research on UFOs and the consequences he faced.

“I think you think what we need is real transparency and a reporting system so we can have a clear picture of what’s going on,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.

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

Pentagon officials said in December 2022 that they had received "hundreds" of new reports since restarting the investigation into UFO reports.

At that point, “we haven’t seen anything yet, and we’re still in the early stages that would lead us to believe that any objects we see are of extraterrestrial origin,” said U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ronald Moultrie explain. intelligence and security. "We consider any unauthorized system in the airspace to be a threat to safety."

(compiled by: Wang Jimin)

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