TL:DR – Donald Trump Approves Release of Classified UFO and Alien Files | US News UK
- President Donald Trump plans to release government files on alien and extraterrestrial life, responding to public interest.
- The announcement follows Barack Obama’s recent comment confirming the existence of aliens.
- Trump directed relevant agencies to identify and disclose information on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and UFOs.
- Obama clarified his remarks, stating he found no evidence of ET contact during his presidency.
- The topic of alien disclosure remains a popular subject among former US presidents.
Donald Trump orders release of secret files on aliens and UFOs | News US
Is this the closest we’ve been to finding out if we’re truly alone in the universe?
US president Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to reveal he is going to identify and release government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life.
Earlier this week, WTX News reported how rumours were swirling Trump would make an announcement after former president Barack Obama revealed ‘aliens exist’.
Posting on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump said: ‘Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant departments and agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters.’
This video of a supposed UFO taken by Navy pilots was released by the Pentagon (Picture: US Department of Defense)
Trump’s post came hours after he told reporters Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest was ‘a shame’, and ‘bad for the royal family’.
It was also posted amid a backdrop of the US appearing to be on the brink of launching military action on Iran.
Obama made his comments on extraterrestrial life on a podcast with host Brian Tyler Cohen on Saturday.
He said: ‘They’re real, but I haven’t seen them, and they’re not being kept in Area 51.’
Donald Trump spoke at the Coosa Steel Corporation in Rome, Georgia, yesterday (Picture: AP)
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Obama then clarified his comments with an Instagram post where he said he ‘saw no evidence’ ETs had made contact with Earth during his presidency.
Nick Pope, who investigated UFOs for the Ministry of Defence, told WTX News Obama’s admission could be prepping us for a ‘definitive, formal announcement’.
Obama isn’t the only former US president to wade into the UFO debate. Alien disclosure has been a hot topic for decades.
Barack Obama during his podcast appearance with Brian Tyler Cohen (Picture: YouTube)
Jimmy Carter said he saw a UFO in 1969 while waiting for a Lions Club event to start in the US state of Georgia. It’s claimed he, and around a dozen other men, saw a bright light come towards them then quickly dart away.
Gerald Ford led investigations into UFO sightings in Michigan in the 1960s, while Ronald Reagan saw an object behind a Cessna Citation plane in California in 1974.