Trump Aliens: President Orders Agencies to Prepare Release of UFO Files After Saying Obama Shared 'Classified Information'
President has announced a directive for federal agencies to begin identifying and releasing government files on aliens and UFOs, saying the push was prompted after he accused a former president of sharing what he called classified information during a podcast interview. The move marks a new effort to make government records on unidentified aerial phenomena and extraterrestrial life more accessible.
Trump Aliens directive: agencies, including the defense department, ordered to act
The President posted that he will direct US agencies, including the defense department, 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). He framed the directive as a response to "tremendous interest" in these matters and described them as "highly complex, but extremely interesting and important. " The announcement came a few hours after comments he made to reporters aboard Air Force One about the podcast exchange.
President's accusation: 'big mistake' claimed after podcast exchange
On Air Force One, the President told reporters that a former president "gave classified information" when he suggested on a podcast that "aliens are real, " adding, "He's not supposed to be doing that" and calling the remarks "a big mistake. " When asked whether he personally believes extraterrestrials have visited Earth, the President said he did not know if they are real and that he "doesn't have an opinion on it. " He later posted that he would pursue release of relevant files in response to public interest.
Podcast comments and follow-up: original remark, clarification
The former president's original podcast answer stated, "They're real, but I haven't seen them, " and dismissed the notion of aliens being held in a secret facility at a well-known Nevada site unless an "enormous conspiracy" had hidden such evidence from the presidency. After the remark attracted attention, the former president sought to clarify that he saw no evidence during his term that extraterrestrials had made contact with Earth and framed his initial comment as a statistical observation about life beyond Earth. That clarification was posted on his social page following the podcast exchange.
Context and existing reviews of sightings
Earlier government assessments referenced in public materials have found no evidence that the US government had encountered alien life and concluded most UFO sightings were ordinary objects. Congressional panels in recent years examined unidentified anomalous phenomena but produced no confirmation of extraterrestrial contact. The President's directive to agencies, including the defense department, signals an administrative step to collect and release records that the public has repeatedly sought, and it follows the high-profile podcast exchange that the President says involved classified material.
The move to identify and release files will entail multiple agencies beginning internal processes to locate relevant records. The President's comments about the podcast exchange — describing the former president's remark as removing classified information from protective controls — catalyzed the public directive. How quickly agencies will compile and clear material for public release was not specified in the announcement.
This development ties two concrete items: the President's public accusation that a former president disclosed classified information on a podcast, and the directive ordering federal agencies, including the defense department, to begin preparing government files on aliens, extraterrestrial life, UAP and UFOs for release.
