US concealing programme to retrieve UFOs, says ex-intelligence officer

David Grusch says he became a government whistleblower after his discovery and has faced retaliation for coming forward.

David Grusch testified before a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee (Nathan Howard/AP)

The US is concealing a long-standing programme that retrieves and reverse-engineers unidentified flying objects, a former Air Force intelligence officer has told Congress.

Retired Major David Grusch’s highly anticipated testimony before a House Oversight sub-committee was Congress’s latest foray into the world of UAPs — or “unidentified aerial phenomena” – which is the official term the US government uses instead of UFOs.