UFO whistleblower says US troops opened fire on 7ft ‘reptilian’ beings during alien battle

Former US intelligence officer David Grusch has made a series of wild claims on Joe Rogan’s podcast including that we battled giant creatures

UFO whistleblower David Grusch has claimed US troops shot reptilian beings from outer space following the discovery of a crashed ‘tic-tac’ ship apparently involved in a battle between two alien races. Speaking on Joe Rogan’s podcast, the former intelligence officer admitted his account came from a colleague, rather than his own experience.

Grusch said dead ‘greys’ were found at the wreckage alongside living reptilian beings more than 7ft tall, with ape-like builds and scaly skin. He claimed the surviving creatures posed a threat to American personnel and were killed.

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He also alleged US troops suffered injuries and fatalities, but gave no exact figures. Grusch described “malevolent” behaviour, although he said it was difficult to tell whether the beings were hostile or distressed.

Rogan acknowledged the claims sounded like “kooky talk”, adding: “If it’s real, there’s no way it sounds kooky.”

Grusch said he was preparing the public for a possible “Ghostbusters situation” and expected significant disclosure before Donald Trump’s term ends.

He also claimed senior officials knew of a huge underwater base used by alien craft. Citing classified documents, footage and insider accounts, he said: “There’s clearly some sort of base of operations in certain locations. It’s large. Don’t know when it got there… Like multiple city blocks type stuff.”

Grusch declined to disclose its location or tracking methods, citing national security concerns, but claimed that naval sources had compared it to James Cameron’s sci-fi film The Abyss.

During the same podcast, he alleged he had seen high-definition footage of dead extraterrestrials recovered from a crash site. He described them as “very beautiful”, with bluish-white skin, and claimed their bodies were stored frozen at a military facility.

Asked whether the footage would become public, he replied: “Probably. There’s a lot of audio-visual stuff.

“The problem with the current climate is you’re going to have to wheel out the physical evidence, too, because the trust in government is so low right now.”

Grusch previously gave sworn testimony to Congress about alleged decades-long UFO retrieval operations. Both the White House and Pentagon have repeatedly denied holding physical evidence of extraterrestrial life or alien spacecraft.