US EditionTrump orders agencies to identify and release government files on aliens
- President Donald Trump on Thursday used Truth Social to order agency leaders to 'begin the process of identifying and releasing' government files on UAPs and UFOs, citing public interest.
- Following viral remarks by Barack Obama on a podcast, reporters pressed Trump, who responded with a declassification order shortly after the Feb. 14 interview, amid renewed public interest.
- The Pentagon has tracked UAPs for decades and created the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office; a 2024 assessment says no confirmed evidence of extraterrestrial technology exists.
- Officials say it's unclear which records might be disclosed or how quickly any release would occur, and observers warn the announcement could intensify public and conspiracy theorists' interest in UAPs.
- Officials say any systematic release would follow standard declassification review processes, which could occur around July 8, the Roswell anniversary, to prevent security risks.
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After stating in the famous political podcast "No lie With Brian Tyler Cohen" broadcast on February 14, in the tone of the joke, that the aliens existed, Barack Obama drew the lightnings of Donald Trump. As a reminder, the former US president had said: "They are real, but I have never seen them." "I don't know if [the aliens] are real or not," but the ex-Democratic president "made a huge mistake" in delivering "classified information," reacted t…
US President Donald Trump announced on social media on Thursday evening that he would instruct the Secretary of Defense and related agencies to begin the process of releasing UFO files held by the government, the Wall Street Journal reported.
According to the U.S. president, the action will involve the U.S. Department of War and other federal agencies in order to disclose information about unidentified aerial phenomena and possible extraterrestrial life forms.
In a podcast aired last weekend, the former Democratic President had said in the tone of the joke that the aliens "are real, but [he did] not see them."
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