Person
Eric Weinstein
Mathematician and podcaster, managing director of Thiel Capital. He says government-linked people approached him to help mediate a planned disclosure, and that about 50 people, including senior politicians, have told him versions of the same story. He knows Grusch personally and vouches for his consistency.
Claims (6)
People linked to the US government who appeared credible approached him about a planned disclosure and wanted trusted public figures to mediate it.firsthandSourced, unconfirmedEric Weinstein (Vetted podcast, reported by IBTimes, 22 May 2026)
About 50 people, including high-ranking politicians, have told him different versions of the same story about non-human craft and hidden programs.secondhandSourced, unconfirmedEric Weinstein (Diary of a CEO, 2026)
He knows David Grusch personally and says Grusch is sober, has a nearly eidetic memory and tells exactly the same stories year to year.firsthandSourced, unconfirmedEric Weinstein (Diary of a CEO, 2026)
Waived, bigoted unacknowledged special access programs exist whose stated reason for being is aliens; he does not know whether they hide real craft, fake craft or something else.firsthandLeadEric Weinstein (Diary of a CEO, 2026), no source given
If humanity can leave the solar system, as he believes it can, it would be insane that no one is visiting us; the relativity speed limit stops mattering if you can change the length of the road.speculationLeadEric Weinstein
The nuclear question and the alien question are very connected.speculationLeadEric Weinstein
What Eric Weinstein said (1 claims)
“It was not cartel drones; either the US is red-teaming itself with a secret persistent drone capability, or it is someone else, a human state, a non-state group or non-human actors. White Sands lies just to the north.”speculationLeadEl Paso airspace