Trump Announces Declassification Push
U.S. President Donald Trump announces plans to instruct federal agencies, including the Pentagon led by chief Pete Hegseth, to declassify and release government records on aliens, extraterrestrial life, and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). He highlights the topic’s significant public appeal, describing it as “extremely interesting and important.”
Accusations Against Former President Obama
Trump accuses former President Barack Obama of mishandling classified information by publicly discussing aliens. While traveling to Georgia, Trump tells reporters, “He took it out of classified information … He’s not supposed to be doing that.”
Obama addresses the alien question in a recent podcast interview with host Brian Tyler Cohen, stating, “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them, and they’re not being kept in … Area 51. There’s no underground facility unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.”
Area 51 and Historical Context
Area 51 serves as a classified U.S. Air Force facility in Nevada, long rumored by theorists to house alien remains and wreckage. Declassified CIA documents from 2013 confirm it functioned as a testing ground for advanced spy aircraft.
No evidence suggests Obama’s comments involved classified disclosures. In a follow-up Instagram post, Obama clarifies, “I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!” He reasons that the universe’s vastness makes extraterrestrial life statistically probable, though interstellar visits remain unlikely due to immense distances.
Government Investigations and Trump’s Stance
Trump acknowledges a lack of personal evidence for aliens, noting, “I don’t know if they’re real or not.”
The Pentagon’s recent probes into UAP reports yield no proof of extraterrestrial visitations or crashes. Senior military officials in 2022 confirm no alien involvement, while a 2024 Pentagon report details post-World War II investigations finding no alien technology—most sightings stem from misidentified everyday objects or phenomena.
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration maintains UFO-related documents across various collections.
