Trump to Direct Agencies to Release Government Files on Aliens and UAPs
- Lead story: U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will direct the Secretary of War and other departments to identify and release government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and related information, citing strong public interest. He accused former President Barack Obama of releasing classified information; Obama said he has not seen evidence that aliens have made contact, though he noted the universe is vast and the odds of life elsewhere are high. Trump said he does not have an opinion on aliens publicly, while Lara Trump suggested a speech on aliens may be delivered “at the right time.” The White House playfully pushed back on that suggestion. - Background context: Public fascination with UFOs grew after leaked Navy videos in 2017; this spurred 2022 UFO hearings and renewed scrutiny. The Pentagon created the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022 to centralize reports of unidentified aerial phenomena. In 2023, AARO’s then-director Sean Kirkpatrick stated there was no evidence of a program conducting reverse engineering of extraterrestrial technology. Public data show many UFO sightings remain unresolved, but identified cases often involve ordinary objects. - Recent data: An unclassified 2024 report to Congress documented 485 unidentified phenomena reports in the previous year, with 118 attributed to prosaic explanations such as balloons, birds, or unmanned aerial systems. - Additional page context: The platform presents other top stories and picks from various outlets (e.g., The Guardian, The Independent UK, PC Gamer), highlighting a mix of political, world, science, and entertainment topics, and encourages users to sign in or download the app to access hundreds of premium titles.
Source: inkl.com
