On Feb. 19, 2026, President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon and other federal agencies to begin identifying and releasing government files related to UFOs—now formally referred to as unidentified ...

One obstacle to figuring out why, exactly, parts of the American government have developed a strange fascination with “unidentified aerial phenomena” and “nonhuman intelligence” — in lay terms, ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will direct the Pentagon and other federal agencies to release government records related to extraterrestrial life and UFOs. “Based on the tremendous ...

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WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to identify and release files related to extraterrestrials and UFOs because of ...

In a brief post on Truth Social, Trump said he’ll direct the Pentagon and other departments to begin the process of “identifying and releasing” government files related to these topics. “Based on the ...

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Feb. 19 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will direct the Department of Defense to start the process of releasing government files related to "alien and extraterrestrial life," as his ...

WASHINGTON—President Trump is stepping into alien territory. Based on “tremendous interest shown,” Trump said in a social-media post Thursday night, he will direct the defense secretary and relevant ...

By Maria Briceño February 20, 2026 President Donald Trump said Thursday he will direct multiple U.S. government agencies to declassify files related to aliens and UFOs. The move came five days after ...

President Trump on Thursday accused former President Obama of revealing classified information when weighing in on whether extraterrestrial life existed. “Barack Obama said that aliens are real. Have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of divulging classified information with his recent claim that aliens ...