Dr Eric Davis, an astrophysicist who has worked as a consultant on US government UFO programmes, has claimed that he has seen classified photographs and records that he believes document the recovery of bodies belonging to at least four different alleged extraterrestrial species.
Get breaking news anytime, anywhere. Download the TOI app now!
Speaking to NewsNation’s Katie Pavlich, Davis claimed the material he had viewed was connected to crashed unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and that some of the alleged bodies were being kept at highly classified facilities.
However, Davis’ claims have not been independently verified, and the US government and military have repeatedly said there is no confirmed physical evidence that extraterrestrial life exists or that alien spacecraft have been recovered.
Eric Davis claims to have seen evidence of four alien species
Davis said the material he allegedly reviewed documented at least four different types of beings, which he identified as the Grays, Nordics, Insectoids and Reptilians.
“There’s a minimum of four that we know of. I’ve seen the evidence, I’ve seen the records,” Davis said.
He described the Grays as resembling the fictional extraterrestrials depicted in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with small bodies, grey skin, large heads and dark eyes.
The alleged Nordics, meanwhile, were described as extremely tall, blonde and Scandinavian-looking, with features that Davis said were the most human-like among the purported species.
The other two groups he mentioned were insectoid beings resembling human-sized praying mantises and humanoid creatures with reptilian or lizard-like characteristics.
Davis says alleged alien bodies were recovered from crashed UFOs
Davis claimed that the photographs, reports and military records he saw involved alleged incidents in which dead bodies were recovered from crashed UFOs.
“I don’t know what they eat. Most of them that I am aware were found dead,” he said.
He added that he had not personally seen evidence of extraterrestrial beings being held alive by the US military.
“Although, I’ve heard that David Grusch had mentioned that there was one that he knew of that had been captured alive but I don’t know anything else,” Davis said.
Davis’ comments echo claims made by former US intelligence officer David Grusch, who has alleged that the government has concealed information about non-human technology and possible biological evidence.
Grusch served in the US Air Force before becoming an intelligence officer with the National Reconnaissance Office. From 2019 to 2021, he represented the NRO on the UAP Task Force and later became a prominent whistleblower on alleged government programmes involving UAPs.
Davis claims records remain classified for decades
Davis said the photographs and records he allegedly accessed remain classified and may not be released as part of current efforts to disclose information about UAPs.
“Those are still classified, and they are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act because they’re probably classified for a 50 to 70-year period, 75-year period I believe,” he said.
He also claimed that additional photographs and videos exist that could be released without compromising sensitive intelligence-gathering methods.
According to Davis, some of the material could provide evidence of what he described as legitimate UFO encounters.
Scientist asks Trump for immunity to reveal alleged UFO evidence
Davis has publicly called on US President Donald Trump to grant immunity to UAP whistleblowers, arguing that individuals who have handled classified information should be allowed to speak publicly without facing prosecution.
In a video shared on X, Davis said, “I investigated unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) for 30 years. I’ve seen classified and proprietary defense intelligence industry evidence. Evidence that the American public and the world have a right to see.”
He continued, “Mr President, with your signature, you could waive the SF-312 NDA [non-disclosure agreement] to protect UAP whistleblowers like myself. I respectfully request that you take swift and decisive action as the nature of UAP should not be kept deeply classified.”
Davis said he was no longer “on the inside with the Department of War” and expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of the Pentagon’s UAP-related document releases.
Pentagon has not confirmed existence of alien bodies
Despite Davis’ claims, no publicly released material has conclusively established that extraterrestrial life has been recovered by the US government.
Thousands of photographs, videos and historical documents related to UFOs and UAPs have been made public, but none has provided definitive proof that aliens exist or that extraterrestrial spacecraft have visited Earth.
The US government has investigated UAP sightings for decades. While officials have acknowledged that some incidents remain unexplained, that does not establish an extraterrestrial origin.
Davis’ allegations therefore remain claims rather than established facts.
Other researchers have made similar claims
Davis is currently associated with the Disclosure Foundation, a nonprofit organisation focused on UAP disclosure. He previously worked as a consultant for a Pentagon UFO programme beginning in 2007 and has spoken publicly about alleged crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft.
His claims have received support from fellow UFO researcher and former CIA scientist Dr Hal Puthoff. Puthoff has previously claimed that the US government possesses at least 10 spacecraft that allegedly crashed or were left behind on Earth over several decades.
Davis has also claimed that he spoke with the commander of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, who allegedly confirmed that debris connected to the 1947 Roswell incident was transported to the facility following the reported crash.
The US government, however, has not publicly confirmed that the Roswell debris was extraterrestrial or that alien bodies were recovered from the incident.
