Joe Rogan Experience #2560 - David Grusch · Aired Sep 30, 2026
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The federal government has conducted programs for material exploitation and acquisition of recovered UAP artifacts.
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The Pentagon's UAP office reviewed these allegations in its March 2024 historical report. It concluded that every named hidden program for recovering or reverse-engineering alien craft either does not exist, is a real program unrelated to alien technology, or was an unapproved proposal that never went forward. It also found no evidence that any recovered material is extraterrestrial. Grusch disputes that report, but it is the only official public review and it contradicts the claim.
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Is it true that the federal government has conducted programs for material exploitation and acquisition of recovered UAP artifacts?
No, not as stated. The Pentagon's UAP office reviewed these allegations in its March 2024 historical report. It concluded that every named hidden program for recovering or reverse-engineering alien craft either does not exist, is a real program unrelated to alien technology, or was an unapproved proposal that never went forward. David Grusch said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2560 - David Grusch, aired Sep 30, 2026, at 1:57:33. The supporting source is en.wikisource.org, linked below.
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