UFO whistleblower’s fight over medical data heads to court

(NewsNation) — UFO whistleblower David Grusch is taking a Virginia sheriff’s office to court Monday, alleging the department illegally released his private medical records in an effort to smear him.

UFO whistleblower claims mental health records were put in news article

Grusch claims his mental health records ended up in a news article just weeks after he went public with explosive claims of a U.S. government cover-up of secret UFO programs, which he told NewsNation about exclusively in 2023.

Grusch said private medical information from 2014 and 2018, tied to past struggles with PTSD and depression, was never meant to be public. He believes the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office leaked his medical information on purpose to discredit him and his claims.

The department said it has done nothing wrong. Grusch is seeking $2.5 million in damages.

UFO whistleblower’s trial part of larger picture: Harvard professor

Harvard professor Avi Loeb, who specializes in UFO research, said Grusch’s trial is part of a much larger picture.

“The personal information about David Grusch is irrelevant to this matter. It may be an obstacle in terms of him gaining credibility, but that’s not the issue,” Loeb said.

“The fundamental question is whether the U.S. government has, in its possession, materials, and they are trying to reverse engineer those materials from crash sites of unidentified objects that end up being extraterrestrial,” Loeb said.

Key testimony on how the records were shared and whether Virginia law was broken is expected during Monday’s proceedings.

Watch Grusch’s full interview with NewsNation below.