Former official alleges secret UAP spending at Capitol Hill press conference

David Grusch, a former United States Air Force officer and member of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, told a Capitol Hill press conference on June 9, 2026, that intelligence agencies are hiding billions of dollars in secret government spending from Congress.

Grusch, who served on the Pentagon’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and later as the National Reconnaissance Office’s representative to the task force, said his investigation uncovered “slush funds” worth billions of dollars per annum for activities operating outside normal oversight channels.

“This is also a real fraud, waste and abuse issue,” Grusch said.

Grusch first gained national attention in 2023 when he testified before Congress about alleged government efforts to recover and study unidentified craft. He accused the Defense Intelligence Agency of obstructing congressional oversight by not fully providing requested records and urged the agency to release additional documents for review and declassification.

Asked what the government knows about nonhuman intelligence, Grusch stated the government is aware of “several” different alien species.

“It’s a continuum from corporeal bipedal type life to, you know, what I would consider is like sentient plasma life,” Grusch said. ” He did not elaborate on the claim or provide evidence during the event. The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget includes nearly $132 billion in military and national intelligence spending, much of it contained in classified programs accessible only to a limited group of cleared officials and lawmakers.