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Trump has pushed UFOs back into the spotlight by saying the U.S. government is preparing to release the first batch of documents tied to these phenomena very soon.
Speaking at a Turning Point USA rally, he said the administration had found very interesting documents and added that the first releases would begin very soon, without setting a specific timetable.
Details
• Trump said he had instructed Pete Hegseth to begin releasing government files related to UFOs and UAPs.
• He had promised in February to take that step after criticising Barack Obama over comments linked to the possibility of alien life.
• Trump repeated that he does not know whether aliens or UFOs are real.
• Obama had previously said that if the government knew of extraterrestrial beings on Earth, it had not told him during his presidency.
• The issue also follows a 2024 Pentagon report that noted a rise in sightings but found no evidence of extraterrestrial life.
• Trump told the crowd that many very interesting documents had been found and that the first releases would begin very, very soon.
What next?
The real test is the substance of the documents that will actually be released: will they amount to a limited symbolic disclosure, or will they open a broader file on unexplained aerial phenomena inside U.S. institutions?
