Joe Rogan Experience #2560 - David Grusch · Aired Sep 30, 2026
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According to Harry Turner's 1971 Australian intelligence report, after the 1953 Robertson Panel the US set up a plan of ridicule and disinformation to discourage the public from looking into UFOs.
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Grusch said the ridicule plan came after the panel, crediting that view to Harry Turner's report. The CIA-convened panel did recommend a public "debunking" campaign to reduce public interest in flying saucers and said civilian UFO groups should be watched. "Disinformation" is Turner's reading, though: the documented recommendation was to explain sightings to the public, not to plant false information.
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Is it true that according to Harry Turner's 1971 Australian intelligence report, after the 1953 Robertson Panel the US set up a plan of ridicule and disinformation to discourage the public from looking into UFOs?
It leaves out the other side. Grusch said the ridicule plan came after the panel, crediting that view to Harry Turner's report. The CIA-convened panel did recommend a public "debunking" campaign to reduce public interest in flying saucers and said civilian UFO groups should be watched. David Grusch said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2560 - David Grusch, aired Sep 30, 2026, at 2:00:12. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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