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Trump Orders Release of UFO Files Amid Obama Comments

4/16/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump directs the Department of War to identify and release UFO-related files.
The move follows comments from former U.S. President Barack Obama about extraterrestrial life.
Experts, including physicist Janna Levin, express excitement but caution the files may not reveal groundbreaking alien technology.
Sean Kirkpatrick, former director of the Department of Defense's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, said no evidence of extraterrestrial life existed during his tenure.

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U.S. President Donald Trump directs the Department of War to identify and release UFO-related files.
The move follows comments from former U.S. President Barack Obama about extraterrestrial life.
Experts, including physicist Janna Levin, express excitement but caution the files may not reveal groundbreaking alien technology.
Sean Kirkpatrick, former director of the Department of Defense's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, said no evidence of extraterrestrial life existed during his tenure.