U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration will declassify a significant number of government documents pertaining to unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Trump stated, “I think we’re going to be releasing as much as we can in the near future.”
Trump Comments at White House Event
The President made these remarks during a meeting with the crew of NASA’s historic Artemis II mission at the White House. Standing alongside the four astronauts in the Oval Office, Trump noted that some of the classified UFO information would be “interesting to people.” He added, “I’ve interviewed some pilots … and they said they saw things you wouldn’t believe.”
Earlier this month, at a Turning Point USA rally in Phoenix, Trump vowed to direct Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to release the UFO files. At that time, he stated, “This process was well underway and we’ve found many interesting documents, I must say, and the first releases will begin very, very soon.”
Obama’s Comments Spark Renewed Interest
Interest in government UFO files surged after former President Barack Obama appeared on a podcast in February, where he claimed aliens were real, though he had not seen them. “And, they’re not being kept in Area 51,” Obama added during his conversation with podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen.
The comments quickly went viral, prompting Trump to accuse his predecessor of leaking “classified information.” In a subsequent Truth Social post, Trump declared that “based on the tremendous interest shown,” he was directing the Department of War and “other relevant departments and agencies” to release files related to aliens, extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena, and UFOs. He described these matters as “highly complex, but extremely interesting and important.”
The President’s latest statements signal a continued push for transparency on UFO-related information, a topic that has captivated public attention for decades.
