--- title: "SETI Institute Shreds UFO Whistleblower’s Claims About Alien Corpses" description: "A professional UFO hunter is throwing cold water on the government whistleblower who claims the Pentagon has alien carcasses." date: "2023-08-01" modified: "2023-08-01" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/seti-institute-ufo-whistleblower-claims" categories: - "Off-World" - "Space" tags: - "seti institute" - "the digest" - "ufos" - "whistleblower" --- # SETI Institute Shreds UFO Whistleblower’s Claims About Alien Corpses ![A professional UFO hunter is throwing cold water on the government whistleblower who claims the Pentagon has alien carcasses.]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Extraordinary Claims Remember all that buzz about the UFO whistleblower who [testified before Congress last week]() that the government had alien carcasses? According to an actual alien hunter, those claims have some serious issues. In an [editorial for *MS**NBC*](), SETI Institute senior astronomer Seth Shostak noted, rightfully, that military intelligence whistleblower David Grusch's bold allegations about the Pentagon collecting downed alien spacecraft and bodies [feel hollow with zero corroborating evidence](). "That is a truly extraordinary claim, begging for extraordinary evidence," Shostak wrote. "But where is the evidence?" If such compelling evidence existed, the astronomer argued, "thousands of scientists would be fighting one another to study it." Instead, Grusch and [countless other believers]() claim that verifiable proof of extraterrestrial life and technology has been hidden by the government for reasons unknown. Sure, maybe — but until we see it, it's hard to get too excited. ## More Evidence, Please Meanwhile, Shostak argued, even if the US government or others *were* suppressing evidence of ETs, the thousands of satellites orbiting Earth would have captured videos or photos of them by now. While there could indeed be a conspiracy to cover up evidence of aliens that for some reason [keep visiting the United States](), it's hard to see why it would still be going on, Shostak posited. Nevertheless, he wrote, "this theory is even prevalent in the halls of Congress, as evidenced by this week’s testimony." All said, the SETI astronomer who is himself [very much a believer in alien life]() said that it simply doesn't add up that the government would — or could — keep the ruse up this long. "I still strongly maintain that alien visitation is not something that could be kept secret," he wrote. "The size of such a secret is just too big." **More on UFOs:** [*Scientist: We Didn't Find Alien Spacecraft on the Bottom of the Ocean*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()