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UFO whistleblower David Grusch makes wild alien claims on Joe Rogan podcast: ‘Greek gods’ and ‘gorilla lizards’

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Galvin, S. (2026, October 3). UFO whistleblower David Grusch makes wild alien claims on Joe Rogan podcast: ‘Greek gods’ and ‘gorilla lizards’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/03/us-news/ufo-whistleblower-david-grusch-talks-aliens-on-joe-rogan-podcast/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-03 · by Shane Galvin

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David Grusch, a retired Air Force officer and former intelligence official, made claims on Joe Rogan's podcast about diverse alien species involved in UFO incidents, including beings resembling Greek gods and seven-foot-tall reptilian creatures. According to Grusch, these encounters include deaths of both aliens and U.S. servicemembers, with some crashes reportedly caused by conflicts between different extraterrestrial groups.
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On a recent episode of Joe Rogan's podcast, David Grusch, a retired Air Force officer and former intelligence analyst, made extraordinary claims about UFOs. According to Grusch, who worked for the UAP Task Force in 2020, various alien species have been observed on Earth in UFOs ranging from Greek god-like beings to small gray entities and even 7-foot-tall reptiles. He alleged that these encounters have resulted in fatalities among US servicemembers at a contemporary UFO crash site where he claims to have seen video evidence of multiple dead alien bodies inside a crescent-shaped craft. Grusch emphasized the incredibility of his statements, suggesting that future audiences might view his testimony differently: "We thought he was crazy, but what do you know?"

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0 of 35 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Shane Galvin
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Topics

Air Force Greek the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency the National Reconnaissance Office the UAP Task Force

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Grusch PERSON · 15× Greek NORP · 2× Joe Rogan PERSON · 2× Air Force ORG · 1× David Fravor PERSON · 1× David Grusch PERSON · 1× San Diego GPE · 1× the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency ORG · 1× the National Reconnaissance Office ORG · 1× the UAP Task Force ORG · 1×

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A wide variety of alien species zoomed around planet Earth in different types of UFOs — including beings that looked like Greek gods, 7-foot tall reptiles and small grays — and have killed US servicemembers, UFO whistleblower David Grusch claimed on a jaw-dropping Joe Rogan podcast.
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🔮 But one day people will replay the podcast and say, ” ‘We thought he was crazy, but what do you know?

Claims (35 extracted, 0 hedged)

A wide variety of alien species zoomed around planet Earth in different types of UFOs — including beings that looked like Greek gods, 7-foot tall reptiles and small grays — and have killed US servicemembers, UFO whistleblower David Grusch claimed on a jaw-dropping Joe Rogan podcast. asserted
Grusch → zoom → podcast
Grusch, a retired Air Force officer and former intelligence officer at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office, claimed to have become aware of these belief-stretching details through his work for the UAP Task Force in 2020. asserted
Grusch → claim → 2020
“Even for me, ex-deep state intel officer, I’m like, I cannot believe I’m talking about this on Joe Rogan. asserted
I → ’m → Rogan
And I mean, I know it sounds schizo,” Grusch told the podcaster. asserted
Grusch → mean → podcaster
But one day people will replay the podcast and say, ” ‘We thought he was crazy, but what do you know? asserted
you → replay → what
It’s true,’” Grusch added. asserted
Grusch → ’ → ?
Grusch claimed he saw a video he saw which showed military members at a “contemporary” UFO crash site that had as many as four dead alien bodies inside a crescent-shaped UFO. asserted
that → claim → UFO
These beings were human-like in form and appeared to be like “Greek gods.” asserted
beings → appear → gods
“It was just very beautiful,” Grusch said of one of the beings in the video. asserted
Grusch → say → video
He claimed that he was shown this video as part of his investigation and was able to independently corroborate its veracity. asserted
he → claim → veracity
“Seven-foot tall plus, gorilla-looking, scaly skin though,” Grusch said, stressing that he has not seen the creatures but heard credible reports from witnesses. asserted
he → say → witnesses
Some reptilian aliens were found alive during a crash recovery and were supposedly shot dead by military members. asserted
aliens → find → members
“They were killed … they are mortal,” Grusch said. asserted
Grusch → kill → ?
The reptilians were taken out because one had killed US personnel who were at the site, said Grusch. asserted
Grusch → take → site
“At some point that story will come out. asserted
story → come → point
I’m sure the people who were in some of those events will speak publicly at some point,” he said. asserted
he → ’m → point
The reptilian creatures were piloting a so-called Tic Tac UFO — like the one Commander David Fravor encountered off the coast of San Diego in 2004, Grusch claimed. asserted
Grusch → pilot → 2004
Other types of aliens roaming earth include “small grays” that are apparently at odds with the reptilian creatures. asserted
that → roam → creatures
Grusch further revealed that battling species have resulted in some of the crashes that have been retrieved by the US government. asserted
that → reveal → government
Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted
Report → start → news
“Why do these things keep crashing?” Rogan asked Grusch. asserted
Rogan → keep → Grusch
“Some of it is [non-human intelligence] versus [non-human intelligence],” Grusch said. asserted
Grusch → say → intelligence
“You would think, it’s like, would they get along? asserted
they → think → ?
They’re so advanced. asserted
They → ’re → ?
But we have records of them f–king around with each other. asserted
them → have → other
The ETs purportedly whip around in a variety of different vehicles. asserted
ETs → whip → vehicles
“So obviously there has been physical craft of all different flavors like I’ve talked about. asserted
I → talk → flavors
You know the Tic Tacs are real. asserted
Tacs → know → ?
Boomerangs, crescent moon-looking craft as well,” Grusch said. asserted
Grusch → look → ?
Grusch was confident that all of this information will be released to the public in the coming years. asserted
all → release → years
“So I believe that before Trump’s term ends that it’s all going to come out,” he said. asserted
he → believe → ?
“Everything I’ve testified about, the fact that we’ve been studying this for a while. asserted
we → testify → while
We’ve recovered material . . . intact, semi-intact craft. asserted
We → recover → material
We’ve recovered this anomalous intelligence piloting craft. asserted
We → recover → craft
And, you know, we are reverse engineering that,” Grusch said. asserted
Grusch → know → that
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