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DoD Inspector General records on Grusch interview

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This FOIA release from the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, dated January 12, 2024, answers John Greenewald of The Black Vault. It releases, in part, 16 pages of records tied to David Grusch. They include a DoD OIG evaluation work paper on a July 2021 interview with Air Force Major David Grusch, the NRO liaison to the UAP Task Force. In the interview he said there was no formal UAP reporting mechanism and called the DNI UAP report analysis not very in-depth. He also proposed a permanent office for strategic anomalies.

(U) Purpose
1. (U) The purpose of this work paper is to document our interview with Major David
Grusch on July 12, 2021.
2. (U) We interviewed Major Grusch to determine whether he could provide background
information that might be relevant to our evaluation.
3. (U) The Overall classification of this meeting was at the TOP
SECRET//TK//NOFORN level due to the vulnerabilities, subject matter discussed, and
potential compilation of information.
(U) Sources:
1. (U) The interview was conducted on June 12, 2021.
2. (U) Attending the interview:
A. (U) [Air Force] Major David Grusch
B. (U) on behalf of the DoD OIG:
x ; DoD OIG Evaluations, of the Space,
Missile, and Nuclear Division (EVAL/SMN)
x ; DoD OIG Evaluations, of the Research
and Engineering Division (EVAL/R&E)
x ; DoD OIG Evaluations (EVAL/SMN),
x ; DoD OIG Evaluations (EVAL/Intelligence);
Evaluator
; DoD OIG Evaluations (EVAL/R&E);
(U) Scope:
1. (U) The stated objective of the project is to determine what actions the DoD has
taken in regard to UAP reporting and policies. The scope of this interview is to
determine what efforts DARPA has published, developed, received, and implemented
that is associated with UAP sightings and events.
(U) Methodology:
1. (U) The interview was accomplished to gain testimonial evidence from a member of
the UAP task force to gain a better understanding into what the DoD has done and
should be doing regarding the UAP problem set.
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