47% of U.S. Adults Say Aliens Have Visited Earth, Reflecting Shifts in UAP Discourse and Cultural Perceptions

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A November 2025 YouGov survey of 1,114 U.S. adults found 47% think aliens have definitely or probably visited Earth (up from 36% in 2012), 16% are unsure, and 37% say they have not, and analysts—Diana Walsh Pasulka, Susan Lepselter, and Jim Harold—argue that government and media focus on unidentified phenomena since 2017, along with pop culture and social media, are making belief in alien visitation more accepted and discussed, though some caution it isn’t a full transformation and may continue as new disclosures reshape how Americans view reality.

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An increasing number of Americans now believe that extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth, according to recent polling that suggests a significant shift in public attitudes over the past decade. Nearly half of U.S. adults—47 percent—say they think aliens have definitely or probably visited the planet, based on a November 2025 YouGov survey of 1,114 adults. That figure marks a notable rise from 2012, when a similarly sized poll found just 36 percent of Americans held that view.The change is n