US Congressional UAP Hearing — Grusch Testimony 2023

On July 26, 2023, the US House of Representatives Oversight Committee held a hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena that became the most consequential public UAP proceeding in American history. Three witnesses testified under oath: former USAF intelligence officer David Grusch, who claimed the US government operates classified programs recovering and attempting to reverse-engineer non-human origin craft; Navy Commander David Fravor, who described the Tic Tac encounter; and Navy pilot Ryan Graves, who described persistent UAP encounters by Navy F/A-18 squadrons. Grusch's testimony — which included claims of 'non-human biologics' recovered from craft — was unprecedented in its specificity from a credentialed intelligence officer testifying under oath before Congress. The hearing was watched by an estimated 30-40 million people globally. It led directly to the passage of legislation requiring AARO to investigate legacy UAP programs and authorizing whistleblower protection for individuals with UAP-related classified knowledge. The 2023 hearing is considered the defining event of the modern UAP disclosure era.