Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Friday that his administration's investigation into unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, has led to the discovery of a number of intriguing documents, and he plans to begin releasing the first set of records to the public soon.
According to Thai News Agency, the U.S. leader told a group of supporters at an event organized by Turning Point USA that several very interesting documents had been discovered and that the initial release of information would begin soon, allowing the public to participate in verifying whether such phenomena were real or not. Previously, in February, President Trump ordered various U.S. agencies to begin the process of releasing classified government files concerning UFOs, unexplained aerial phenomena, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life, citing great public interest.
The investigation comes after President Trump accused former President Barack Obama of inappropriately sharing classified information, specifically regarding Obama's statements on a podcast where he suggested the existence of aliens. Obama later clarified that he never saw any evidence of extraterrestrial contact during his presidency, although he acknowledged the statistical possibility that life might exist in other parts of the universe.
President Trump stated that he himself had never seen any evidence of aliens and remained unsure whether they existed. Meanwhile, in recent years, the US Department of Defense, or Pentagon, has continuously investigated UFO reports. Senior military leaders confirmed in 2022 that they found no evidence of extraterrestrial life or that alien spacecraft had ever crashed on Earth.
Furthermore, a Pentagon report from 2024 stated that U.S. government investigations since the end of World War II have found no evidence of extraterrestrial technology, and most sightings were simply misidentifications of common objects or phenomena.