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As Trump Orders UFO Data Released, a Question Hangs: If Aliens Exist, What Would They Think of Us? - Boston News, Weather, Sports

Trump said the files will be released because of public interest as the Pentagon’s 2024 review found no extraterrestrial evidence.

  • On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced he is directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to identify and release files related to extraterrestrials and UFOs because of "tremendous interest."
  • U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna requested that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth release about four dozen videos related to UAP sightings to an oversight committee task force on Tuesday.
  • Retired Rear Adm. Timothy Gallaudet argued that government data, including a "trove" of Navy UAP video, should be shared with scientists, calling the presence of unidentified objects in restricted airspace a "real valid concern."
  • Trump accused former President Barack Obama of disclosing "classified information" and stated he does not know if UFOs are "real or not," escalating political friction over the disclosure debate.
  • Bill Diamond, president of the SETI Institute, noted that Americans remain fascinated by life beyond Earth, emphasizing that data sharing helps researchers understand the characteristics of objects observed in the sky.
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For generations, human beings have wondered: What would extraterrestrial life be like? But we rarely ask the opposite question: What would they think of us? It is a question that can generate some answers, well, uncomfortable if you are an Earthling. “If I looked at the Earth from a distance, I would be quite disappointed,” says theoretical physicist Avi Loeb. “Most of our investments focus on resolving conflicts to prevent others from killing u…

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NDTV broke the news in New Delhi, India on Saturday, April 4, 2026.
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