US President Donald Trump says he’ll direct the Pentagon and other agencies to identify and release government files on UFOs, UAPs, and extraterrestrial life due to “tremendous interest.
Trump posted on his social platform that he is directing the Department of Defense and others to begin the process of identifying and releasing these files.
• Government records on alien life • Files on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) • Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) documents • Any related government information.
The decision follows comments by former President Barack Obama suggesting aliens are statistically likely—comments Trump criticized as “classified info.”
Trump told reporters he doesn’t know if aliens are real, saying:
“I don’t have an opinion on it — I never talk about it.”
Public interest in UFOs/UAP surged after Pentagon leaks and military videos in past years, prompting hearings and more transparency efforts.
If released, these files could shed light on long-standing questions about government knowledge of unidentified phenomena — real or otherwise.