Organization
The Legacy Program

The name used by Grusch, Elizondo and The Age of Disclosure for the alleged decades-old crash-retrieval and reverse-engineering effort. It is said to be run through special access programs and private contractors, so that it stays out of reach of Congress and even some presidents. Grusch says it began with the 1933 Italian recovery and continued through Roswell.
On the record
- Grusch described it under oath in 2023, and the UAP Disclosure Act wrote 'technologies of unknown origin' into law text.
Claims (14)
Its existence, structure and holdings.secondhandSourced, unconfirmedGrusch, Elizondo
It protects itself with deliberate disinformation: planted stories and fake documents that make real witnesses look like cranks.speculationSourced, unconfirmedbelievers
The CIA's Deputy Director for Science and Technology controls the crash-retrieval portfolio; the Air Force runs field recovery; contractors exploit and reverse-engineer; DOE hides it under the Atomic Energy Act.The Age of DisclosuresecondhandLeadspeaker in The Age of Disclosure (likely Stratton or Nell)
At least two non-human species; one made contact with the program.The Age of DisclosuresecondhandLeadperson/eric-davis (likely)
I had been involved myself in projects where we made sure the material was under contractor labels, out of reach of FOIA.The Age of DisclosurefirsthandSourced, unconfirmedunnamed official, The Age of Disclosure
The Vatican has irrefutable evidence that non-human intelligence exists.The Age of DisclosureanonymousLeadunnamed speaker, The Age of Disclosure
Crashes may be deliberate 'gifts', 'a giant IQ test'.speculationLeadperson/hal-puthoff (likely)
'There is no legacy program.'firsthandSourced, unconfirmedSean Kirkpatrick, AARO's founding director (Paradigm, 15 Oct 2026)
A former Senate investigator who dealt with both Stratton and Kirkpatrick has 'not seen any evidence'; retired Senate staffer Kirk McConnell doesn't recall Stratton sharing retrieval or reverse-engineering information with Senate staff.firsthandSourced, unconfirmedParadigm (15 Oct 2026)
A 'committee of 27' still arbitrates exposure and protection; the structure is now flat and fractured, with brain drain between silos.anonymousLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
Craft were handed from DOE to private firms in the 1970s under Nixon; since 2017 'safe' Gang of Eight members are quietly briefed so firms can later say they told Congress; firms hide the technology under IR&D and fear SEC disclosure rules.anonymousLeadRoss Coulthart
Civilian aircraft have been brought down by EMP weapons used against non-human craft in restricted airspace; the dead are listed as lost aircraft.Inside 'Kona Blue', the alleged Lockheed-to-DHS UFO transfer (UAP Gerb)secondhandLeadRoss Coulthart
People who might talk have been targeted with directed-energy weapons.firsthandLeadUAP Gerb (Sam)
Devin Nunes oversees the White House's handling of the program.Ross Coulthart: the White House is going around the legacy program (Q&A)anonymousLeadRoss Coulthart
Cases (12)
- 1933The Magenta crash retrieval
- 1947Roswell: the Army's 'flying disc'
- 1964The Holloman landing, as told to George H. W. Bush
- 1980Disinformation by design
- 1989A Soviet Tic Tac with four bodies
- 2009The Lockheed craft offered to AAWSAP
- 2019The Wilson–Davis memo
- 2020The UAP Task Force
- 2023David Grusch comes forward
- 2023A committee of 27 and a threat to kill
- 2025The Age of Disclosure
- 2026Elizondo back in government, under a crash-retrieval oath
Connected
Central Intelligence Agency orgThe 'committee of 27' orgLockheed Martin Skunk Works orgMajestic 12 orgNorthrop Grumman orgSpecial Access Program Oversight Committee (SAPOC) and Senior Review Group orgChristopher C. Miller personDevin Nunes personDwight D. Eisenhower personHarry Reid personJay Stratton personLt. Gen. John M. Riggs personKarl Nell personSean Kirkpatrick personUAP Gerb (Sam) person
Sources
- Wikipedia: David Grusch UFO whistleblower claims
- David Grusch: 'We are not alone' (NewsNation)
- Grusch's opening statement to Congress
- Wikipedia: The Age of Disclosure
- Paradigm: Ex-Pentagon UFO lead accuses rival of breaking 'national security law' (15 Oct 2026)
- Reality Check: Inside 'Kona Blue', the alleged Lockheed-to-DHS UFO transfer
- Reality Check: Ross Coulthart, the White House is going around the legacy program
Mentioned on (12)
- Documentaries: The Age of Disclosure
- Mysteries with a History: Cristina Gomez and Jimmy Church live on Jay Stratton's book and media tour
- Mysteries with a History: Stratton's window being, Kirkpatrick's reply and Loeb's invitation
- Reality Check: Inside 'Kona Blue', the alleged Lockheed-to-DHS UFO transfer (UAP Gerb)
- Reality Check: Ross Coulthart: 'What the f— is going on?' Hybrids, Tim Taylor and the Tall Whites (Q&A)
- Reality Check: Ross Coulthart: the White House is going around the legacy program (Q&A)
- UAP Gerb: 80 Years of UFO Crash Retrieval and Reverse Engineering: A Timeline
- UAP Gerb: The Manhattan Project 2.0 - the Secrecy of UFO Crash Retrieval Programs [VOL.1]
- UAP Gerb: The MITRE Corporation - UFO Reverse Engineering, USO Tracking, & Legacy Programs
- UAP Gerb: National Reconnaissance Office - UFO Crash Retrievals, Surveillance, and Legacy Program Gatekeepers
- UAP Gerb: Special Access Required - the Secrecy of UFO Crash Retrieval Programs [VOL.2]
- UAP Gerb: The Wilson Davis Memo and US Secret UFO Reverse Engineering Programs