In a shocking statement posted on Thursday evening on Truth Social, President Donald Trump ordered government agencies, including the Pentagon, to begin identifying and releasing classified documents on UFOs, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and extraterrestrial life. The decision, motivated by „tremendous public interest,” may change how the world views one of humanity’s greatest mysteries.
„Based on the tremendous interest that has been shown, I am directing the Secretary of War and other appropriate departments and agencies to begin the process of identifying and releasing government files relating to extraterrestrial life and aliens, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), unidentified flying objects (UFO), and any other information related to these extremely complex, but extremely interesting and important matters” – Trump wrote, verbatim, in his post.
The statement came just a few hours after Trump harshly criticized former president Barack Obama. In a recent podcast conversation, Obama suggested that „the aliens are real,” though he stressed that he had seen no evidence of contact with them during his presidency. Trump took these words as a disclosure of classified information and said that declassifying the files could „get Obama out of trouble.”
Sam Trump, questioned by reporters aboard Air Force One, was cautious. „I don’t know if they’re real or not. I have no opinion on it. I never talk about it. Many people believe it” he said.
Trump’s decision fits into a debate about UFOs that has run for years. After the leak of US Navy footage from 2017, Congress held hearings in 2022, and the Pentagon set up the dedicated All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) to study anomalies. Reports so far have not confirmed the presence of extraterrestrial technology; most sightings turned out to be balloons, drones or natural phenomena. Even so, UFO enthusiasts and ordinary Americans have for years demanded full transparency.
The White House has not yet provided a schedule for publishing the documents or the scope of what will be declassified. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt jokingly commented on reports of an alleged „speech about aliens” that the president’s daughter Lara Trump was supposedly preparing: „A speech about aliens? That’s news to me.”
The world is waiting with anticipation. Do the Pentagon’s archives hold evidence of intelligent life beyond Earth? Or will declassification only confirm what scientists have repeated for years – that the universe is vast, but contact remains in the realm of fantasy? One thing is certain: Trump’s decision has captured the imagination of millions and opened a new chapter in the history of ufology.
