Brief
Espionage Act
The claims the writer was given for Espionage Act, in the order they were given.
1
The US government's UAP playbook includes threatening anyone who speaks about UAP with the US Espionage Act and the promise to execute anyone who defies their secrecy oath, invoking what happened to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for selling atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
“Threaten anyone who utters a single word about this topic with the US Espionage Act and the promise to execute anyone who defies their secrecy oath, by reminding them of what happened to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for selling atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch12:17339-17594 opinion first hand
2
The powers that be exploited the archaic US Espionage Act, dating back to the early twentieth century, to keep people quiet about UAP crash retrieval and reverse-engineering programmes.
“Only later did we learn that the powers that be exploited an archaic law, the US Espionage Act, dating back to the early twentieth century, to keep people quiet.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch21:6134-6289 opinion first hand
3
The Espionage Act was used to threaten military personnel and contractors with execution without trial if they spoke about UAP crash retrieval programmes.
“They waved this act around to threaten military personnel and contractors that they would be executed without trial if they spoke.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch21:6296-6420 opinion first hand
4
Witnesses reporting UFO sightings were sometimes threatened with prosecution under the Espionage Act.
“In fact, they were being threatened with prison time, with substantial fines, even with the Espionage Act.”
Dr. Phil read the UAP files before the public, here's what he found | Reality Check 2026-07-21 00:05:56.7-00:06:06.7 testimony first hand
5
JNAP 146E imposed the Espionage Act on the pilots it covered, increasing the legal stakes for disclosure.
“So they quickly did JNAP 146E, which did two things. It covered the retired and it imposed the Espionage Act, which upped all of the stakes across the board.”
Dr. Phil read the UAP files before the public, here's what he found | Reality Check 2026-07-21 00:14:52.6-00:15:07.2 administrative first hand
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The United States Air Force unsuccessfully tried to file an Espionage Act unauthorised disclosure complaint against David Grusch when he went public.
“What I talked about in the June 9 presser is the Air Force did unsuccessfully try to file an SPI espionage act unauthorized disclosure complaint against me when I did go public”
David Grusch: The Whistleblower Who Told Congress We're Not Alone 2026-08-13 00:15:16.4-00:15:27.4 testimony first hand