Portraits are artist's interpretations based on witness descriptions, not photographs.
Greys
The most reported non human type across eight decades of accounts: small humanoid, oversized head, large black almond eyes, slender gray body. Described by military witnesses, pilots, and civilian experiencers alike. Grusch included Greys in the taxonomy he laid out on the Joe Rogan Experience (episode 2560, September 30, 2026), while describing himself as no expert on the details.
Associated craft: experiencer accounts most often link this type to disc-shaped craft; no military case has confirmed occupants of any craft.
Sources: Eight decades of military, pilot, and civilian witness accounts; Grusch taxonomy, Joe Rogan Experience ep. 2560 (Sep 30, 2026).
Nordics
Tall, strikingly human looking beings with idealized features, fair hair, and pale skin, reported in witness accounts going back to the 1950s contactee era. Named by Grusch in his Rogan taxonomy. No physical evidence has been presented by any source.
Associated craft: some witness accounts link this type to disc and cigar-shaped craft; unconfirmed.
Sources: Witness accounts dating to the 1950s contactee era; Grusch taxonomy, Rogan ep. 2560.
Mantids
Insectoid beings with mantis like features: triangular heads, large compound eyes, thin elongated limbs. A recurring type in experiencer accounts. Named in Grusch's taxonomy; he offered no firsthand encounters.
Associated craft: no specific craft type consistently linked in witness accounts.
Sources: Recurring experiencer accounts; Grusch taxonomy, Rogan ep. 2560.
Reptilians
Grusch relayed a secondhand account of a living being over seven feet tall, described as gorilla looking with scaly skin, that allegedly killed US personnel after a crash. His words: it was killing people. He explicitly said he never saw it in person. Similar reptilian descriptions appear independently in experiencer literature.
Associated craft: no specific craft type consistently linked in witness accounts.
Sources: Grusch secondhand account, Rogan ep. 2560; independent experiencer literature.
Sentient Plasmoid Life
A non physical form of intelligence Grusch named at the June 9, 2026 Capitol steps press event and again on Rogan. He offered no mechanism and no evidence beyond the claim itself. Treat this as his assertion, not a finding.
Sources: Grusch, Capitol steps press event (Jun 9, 2026); Rogan ep. 2560.
Associated craft: non physical; no craft association.
Bluish Gray Humanoids
On Rogan, Grusch said he had personally seen classified contemporary retrieval footage showing deceased occupants: bluish gray, strikingly humanoid, very beautiful, with long white hair, wearing form fitting clothing. He also said genomic comparison work on biological samples had been undertaken, but that he did not know the results. The footage, the samples, and the genomic data have not been made public.
Associated craft: described as occupants of a recovered craft; the craft type was not specified.
Sources: Grusch firsthand claim of classified footage, Rogan ep. 2560.
Several distinct species, per Grusch
At the Capitol steps press event on June 9, 2026, alongside members of Congress, Grusch said the US government is aware of several distinct non human species, ranging from physical humanoid forms to sentient plasmoid life. No physical evidence was presented at the event.
Sources: Grusch, Capitol steps press event (Jun 9, 2026), alongside members of Congress.
Shared DNA and engineered humans
On Rogan, Grusch speculated that humans might be the product of genetic engineering by non human intelligence, and offered the monkeys with nukes analogy for why such intelligence might avoid open contact. This is his personal speculation layered on an unverified premise. No genomic data has been made public. If such samples existed, modern genomics could test relatedness decisively, which is precisely why the absence of public data is the story.
Sources: Grusch speculation, Rogan ep. 2560. No public genomic data.