FOIA Documents Reveal AARO’s Authorized and Repeated Attempts to Engage with David Grusch The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), tasked to investigate Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), made numerous attempts to interview UFO whistleblower David Grusch regarding his claims of U.S. Government engagement with extraterrestrial materials and technologies. These new documents were just released to The Black Vault in FOIA case 24-F-0266, which was filed on November 2, 2023, and they outline not only the timeline of events to contact Grusch, but numerous text messages and emails. The following is an overview and brief timeline, as explained in a January 8, 2024, Memorandum for Record, which was one of the documents released in the case. June 8-13, 2023: Initial contact was made with known associates of Grusch, urging them to have him speak with AARO. These efforts were clarified during dialogues between AARO’s Director and individuals close to Grusch. June 26, 2023: AARO staff reached out directly for Grusch’s contact details and extended an interview invitation, which Grusch declined. June 28, 2023: After Grusch’s congressional testimony, AARO sought any verifiable information he might have shared with Congress. July 27, 2023: Further attempts to arrange an interview through another associate of Grusch, who was meeting him the following day. October 6, 2023: A secure call was made to encourage Grusch to participate in a formal interview. November 10, 2023: Grusch agreed to be interviewed on November 14, after Congressional staff urged his cooperation. November 14, 2023: Grusch failed to appear at the scheduled interview, expressing doubts about AARO’s authorization to handle classified information. November 19, 2023: AARO contacted Grusch again, reiterating their authorization and inviting him to discuss his claims, which he declined. January 8, 2024: AARO provided additional documentation to address Grusch’s concerns about confidentiality and classification handling, maintaining a standing invitation for an interview. Link to full article and documents in the next post below.
@MikeColangelo What part of Grusch not trusting AARO do y’all not understand…PLUS he has an ICIG investigation ongoing that would have made going to AARO problematic
Negative aaro.mil/Submit-A-Repor… • PROHIBITION ON REPRISAL? Individuals who make authorized disclosures to AARO are explicitly protected from reprisal under law, per the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2023[1]. If you believe you have experienced reprisal for making an authorized disclosure to AARO, please submit a report to the DoD Office of the Inspector General Hotline, Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General Hotline, Department of Energy Office of the Inspector General Hotline, Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Hotline, or the IG office of your current or former federal agency. [1] NDAA for FY 2023, Section 1673(b)(2)(A): An employee of a department or agency of the federal government, or of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor of such a department or agency, who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to take, a personnel action, including the revocation or suspension of security clearances, or termination of employment, with respect to any individual as a reprisal for any authorized disclosure. James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
@BostonBeefyBear @MikeColangelo This is an important point to take into consideration. Plus they may not have been read into those projects and he would be repeating everything he said in the Congressional testimony.
@BostonBeefyBear @MikeColangelo Exactly this. Not to mention they only reached out after the congressional hearing? When they were catching heat? Doesn't pass the smell test to me.