Trump says he doesn't know if aliens are real but directs government to release files on UFOs
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Key Points:
- President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon and other agencies to identify and release files related to extraterrestrials, UFOs, and unidentified aerial phenomena due to "tremendous interest."
- Trump made the announcement after accusing former President Barack Obama of disclosing classified information by suggesting aliens might be real during a podcast interview.
- Obama later clarified he had no evidence of alien contact but acknowledged the statistical likelihood of life elsewhere in the universe.
- The Pentagon created the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022 to centralize military UFO reports, but no evidence of extraterrestrial technology or reverse engineering programs has been found.
- An unclassified 2024 report to Congress noted 485 unidentified phenomena reports by
