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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.

2. (U) The team prepared a list of questions to guide the discussion with Major Grusch
regarding the DoD’s actions taken in response to unidentified aerial
phenomena (UAP); however, the interview was conducted in a less
structured manner, allowing Major Grusch to provide any information he
believed was relevant to our evaluation.
A. Summary of Interview:
1. (U) On July 12, 2021, we met with Major David Grusch to obtain information he had
regarding our evaluation of the DoD’s actions taken in response to unidentified aerial
phenomena (UAP). recommended that we speak to Major Grusch
regarding the topic of our evaluation. (Refer to the "Source" tab of this work paper for a
specific list of the meeting attendees.) 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. The remainder of this work paper
summarizes the discussion that occurred during the meeting and the statements that
were attributed to Major David Grusch. Major Grusch provided us with general
background information on the DoD's actions regarding UAP (to his knowledge).
2. (U) Major Grusch stated that
. He stated that he “has
been studying UAPs for 15 years” and that he serves as the NRO liaison to the UAP
Task Force.
3. (U) Major Grusch stated that there was no formal reporting mechanism for reporting
UAP observations and initiating investigations. However, he stated that there were
“some forms” that should be e-mailed to .
4. (U) Major Grusch stated that [in his opinion] the analysis done for the Director of
National Intelligence (DNI) UAP report “was not very in-depth.”
5. (U) Major Grusch stated that we should speak with , an Air Force
point of contact, regarding potential recovered UAP materials.
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