PURSUE Record — Grusch / Fravor / Graves Congressional UAP testimony — July 26, 2023: U.S. House Oversight Committee (Subcommittee on National Security) · U.S.

This record is the official transcript of a U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee public hearing held on July 26, 2023, in Washington D.C. Titled "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency," it captures sworn testimony from three former military and intelligence officials before a bipartisan panel. Classified as HIST — a historical official document — it was incorporated into the PURSUE Release 01 package published May 8, 2026 by the U.S. Department of War.

What this record contains

The single-part record was released by the U.S. House Oversight Committee's Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs. Both the release date and the incident date are July 26, 2023 — the day of the hearing itself — held at the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability in Washington D.C.

Three witnesses testified under oath: David Grusch, a former Air Force intelligence officer and National Reconnaissance Office / National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency detailee, who alleged the existence of non-human-origin craft recovery and reverse-engineering programs; Commander David Fravor, the Navy pilot central to the 2004 USS Nimitz "Tic Tac" encounter; and Ryan Graves, a former Navy F/A-18 pilot associated with the GIMBAL and GOFAST-era sightings. Per the official description, Grusch's testimony included allegations that program members had been physically harmed and that biological material had been recovered. Members of the subcommittee from both parties expressed concern and called for additional classified briefings.

Sensor & operational context

Unlike the sensor videos and field mission reports elsewhere in the PURSUE Release 01 set, this record is a primary legislative document — an artifact of Congressional oversight rather than field observation. By mid-2023, the legislative climate around UAP had shifted significantly. The 2021 ODNI Preliminary Assessment, the 2022 establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, and a series of classified Senate briefings had created institutional momentum for a public hearing of this kind.

The July 26 hearing was the first instance of individuals making specific allegations about non-human-origin craft recovery testifying before Congress in a fully public, on-the-record setting. Fravor and Graves contributed firsthand operational credibility grounded in documented military incident reports; Grusch contributed intelligence-community allegations extending well beyond personal flight experience. The bipartisan composition of the panel signaled that UAP oversight had moved from legislative margin to mainstream committee business.

What this does and does not prove

The documented facts are narrow but significant: the hearing took place, the three named witnesses testified under oath, and their statements entered the official Congressional record. What this record cannot establish on its own is whether the specific allegations are accurate. Sworn testimony carries legal accountability, but it is not independent corroboration. Grusch's claims about recovered biological material and harmed program members remain allegations; the PURSUE Release 01 declassification does not resolve whether they are substantiated by physical or documentary evidence. Fravor's and Graves' accounts describe military observations separately catalogued in other PURSUE materials, but the testimony here is verbal account, not sensor data. Uncertainty about underlying claims is not erased by the formality of the setting.

How it fits PURSUE Release 01

Within the 162-document release — 28 videos, 14 images, and 120 PDFs spanning FBI archive materials dating to 1947 through contemporary Department of War mission reports — this Congressional hearing record functions as a legislative anchor. Where the release's sensor materials provide observational data and the FBI archive documents institutional history, this record marks the moment modern public UAP accountability crystallized into sworn testimony. Readers tracing the full PURSUE arc through SkyLens PURSUE coverage will find it an essential reference point for the post-2021 legislative context framing many of the release's more recent military reports.

Editorial note: This analysis is independent commentary on a publicly released document. The original record, source links, and full release metadata are catalogued on the SkyLens UAP files page alongside every other case in the PURSUE Release 01 set.