DoD Cleared David Grusch's UAP Statements for Public Release

DoD Cleared David Grusch's UAP Statements for Public Release, FOIA Records Show

Newly released DoD records show that the Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review approved David Grusch's speaker summary and interview questions on UAP for public release in April 2023, just before his separation from government service.

Published

September 6, 2026

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Date not listed

Source agency

The Black Vault (FOIA archive)

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FOIA Release Confirms DoD Review of Grusch UAP Claims

Act response issued to The Black Vault on September 18, 2023, provides a rare official paper trail confirming that the Department of Defense's prepublication review office examined and cleared materials authored by David Grusch concerning Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena. The response, assigned case number 23-F-0946, states that 15 pages were located and partially withheld under exemption (b)(6) to protect personal privacy. Among those pages are internal records from the Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review (DOPSR) showing that Grusch's 'Speaker/Author Summary' and a set of interview questions were approved for public release on April 4 and April 6, 2023, respectively.

These approvals are significant because they demonstrate that Grusch's statements passed through the same security review process that applies to any current or former DoD employee seeking to publish material that might touch on sensitive topics. The records also reveal that Grusch, then a Senior GEOINT Capabilities Requirements Officer at…

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