House Oversight, Grusch UAP whistleblower hearing
House Oversight National Security Subcommittee hearing on UAP with sworn testimony from former intelligence officer David Grusch, retired Cmdr. David Fravor, and former Navy pilot Ryan Graves. The first public UAP whistleblower testimony under oath. July 26, 2023.
Full hearing recording: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency. House Oversight National Security Subcommittee, July 26, 2023.
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Official description
House Oversight National Security Subcommittee hearing titled 'Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency'. Chaired by Rep. Glenn Grothman. Sworn witnesses: David Grusch (former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency), Cmdr. David Fravor USN (Ret.), Ryan Graves (former US Navy F/A-18 pilot).
Editor's context
Grusch testified that the US government has for decades operated a classified crash-retrieval and reverse-engineering program involving non-human origin technology. He named no specific program or evidence he could present publicly, citing classification. Fravor recounted his 2004 Nimitz Tic Tac encounter. Graves testified about routine UAP encounters by Navy aviators. The hearing is contested because Grusch's specific claims remain unverified by any public evidence and have been denied by DoD spokespeople; his testimony is nonetheless the most senior sworn public claim on record.
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- Stampp. hearing headerHOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, NATIONAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE
- AnnotationChair: Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI).
- AnnotationSworn witnesses: David Grusch (former NGA), Cmdr. David Fravor USN (Ret.), Ryan Graves (former USN F/A-18).
- AnnotationGrusch's specific claims about a US government crash-retrieval and reverse-engineering program remain unverified by any public evidence and have been denied by DoD spokespeople.
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U.S. Government. "House Oversight, Grusch UAP whistleblower hearing." Released via PURSUE program, 2023-07-26. File ID: House Oversight hearing, July 26, 2023. https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-implications-on-national-security-public-safety-and-government-transparency/. Accessed 2026-07-30 via Social Media for Aliens archive, https://socialmediaforaliens.com/files/house-oversight-grusch-hearing-2023.
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