Memo: AARO:s inbjudningar till intervju (textvariant med OCR-fel)

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January 8th, 2024 
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD 
SUBJECT: 
AH-domain Anomaly Resolution Office Invitations to Interview Mr. David Grosch 
1. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) extended multiple invitations to Mr. 
David Grosch for the purpose ofconducting an oral history interview in support ofthe 
Congressionally directed Historical Record Report 
{HRR). Invitations, both direct and through 
intermediaries, to interview Mr. Grusch regarding his claimed knowledge 
ofU.S. Government 
possession 
ofextra-terrestrial material and reverse-engineering programs were met with negative 
results. 
2. The following attempts were made, by Director, AARO and staff, to encourage 
Mr. Grosch to 
provide information to AARO, on the record, and in an appropriately secure environment. The 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 authorizes AARO to 
receive reporting about U.S. Government activities and events related to Unidentified 
Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), regardless 
ofclassification level or compartmentalization ofthe 
information. 
A. Between June 8
1
\ 2023 and June 13th, 2023, Director, AARO en a ed in a dialog with 
Person~regarding AARO's authorities and encouraged Perso (bl(
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l o have Mr. Grusch 
contac~. Note that Persoq<bl(
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l ~s a known close associate o r. sch and the dialog 
made it clear that 
Person~was in contact with Mr. Grosch. 
B. On June 12
th 
and 13
th
, 2023, Director, AARO, discussed with a Professional Staff Member 
(PSM) 
ofthe U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Mr. Grusch's refusal to speak with 
AARO. The PSM stated that he would contact 
Mr. Grusch and request Mr. Grusch's email 
address. The PSM made the offer after the Director made it clear that AARO did not have 
Mr. 
Grusch' s contact information. 
C. On June 26
th
, 
2023, AARO staff contacted Interviewee (bl(
6
l d asked for Mr. Grusch's 
current telephone number 
so that an invitation could be exten to Mr. Grusch. Interviewee 
l(bl(
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l pontacted Mr. Grusch on AARO's behalf and an invitation was rebuffed by Mr. Grosch. 
D. On June 28
th
, 
2023, Director, AARO contacted a PSM with the U.S. Senate Select Committee 
on Intelligence after 
Mr. Grusch's appearance before Congress and asked for any information, 
reported to Congress by Mr. Grusch, that AARO may be able to verify. The Director also 
reminded the 
PSM ofthe agreement that ifa witness expressed apprehension about coming to 
AARO, that AARO would send a staff member to Congressional spaces to record the 
infonnation into the U.S. Government record in support 
ofthe HRR. 
E. On July 27
th
, 2023, AARO staff conducted an interview of Intervieweel<bl(
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l ~ho revealed 
that he would be having dinner with 
Mr. Grusch the following day. AARO staff, to include the 
Director, asked Intervieweel
<bl<
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> ~o invite Mr. Grusch to contact AARO for an interview. 
AARO staff made it clear that the interview would be conducted in a secure facility, in 

accordance with the law, and the tone ofthe interview would be friendly and non­
confrontational, as are all AARO interviews. 
F. On October 6
th
, 
2023, AARO staff conducted a secure call and interview with Interviewee 
l(bl(
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l !and asked that he also encourage Mr. Grusch to agree to a secure interview so that Mr. 
Grusch's cl~~ght be introduced into the U.S. Government record in support ofthe HRR. 
lnterviewee~s known to be a close associate ofMr. Grosch. 
G. During the previous several months, Director, AARO, aske