Overview
- The White House has not said what records exist, what they contain, or when any documents will be made public.
- Trump told reporters Obama revealed classified information on aliens, then announced he would direct agencies to identify and declassify relevant files.
- A 2024 Pentagon review by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office reported no evidence of extraterrestrial beings while cataloging numerous UAP investigations.
- Barack Obama later clarified that his comment that aliens are real referred to statistical likelihood rather than confirmed contact.
- Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said longstanding government cover-up claims are weakened by the volume of recent public testimony on UFOs.