ladbible homepage
ladbible homepage
  • iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK
    • US
    • World
    • Ireland
    • Australia
    • Science
    • Crime
    • Weather
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV
    • Film
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • Netflix
    • Disney
  • Sport
  • Technology
  • Travel
  • Lifestyle
  • Money
  • Originals
    • FFS PRODUCTIONS
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Archive
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content Here
  • SPORTbible
  • Tyla
  • GAMINGbible
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • FOODbible
  • UNILAD Tech
Trump to release secret government files on aliens and UFOs after Obama addressed their existence

Home> News> US News

Published 10:01 20 Feb 2026 GMT

Trump to release secret government files on aliens and UFOs after Obama addressed their existence

Aren't there some other files you should be releasing, Donald?

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

google discoverFollow us on Google Discover

Donald Trump has announced the US government will be releasing the files it has which cover the possibility of alien life and extraterrestrial phenomena such as UFOs.

You might think the US government ought to be busy releasing files they have on another pressing matter.

The US justice department claims the latest release of the Epstein files was pretty much job done on that front, though Democrats have argued that as many as two-and-a-half million files remain unreleased.

Then there’s the concerns that a ramping up of American military presence in the Middle East might lead to escalation with Iran, but the US president took to social media to declare there was ‘tremendous interest’ in alien life and he’s ordered his government to start looking at files which could be released.

Advert

He wrote: "Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”

Donald Trump claims he's ordering the release of files on aliens (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Donald Trump claims he's ordering the release of files on aliens (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

You really didn’t need that extra comma before ‘matters’, Donald.

One of his predecessors, Barack Obama, recently spoke about whether or not aliens were real and being kept in Area 51.

He said: “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them, and they’re not being kept in, what is it...

"Area 51. There’s no underground facility, unless there’s this enormous conspiracy, and they hid it from the president of the United States."

Obama once joked that the first question he asked when he got the job and settled into the White House was ‘where are the aliens’, but if they really do exist and the US have them locked away then it’s not a secret he’s willing to share.

Former US President Barack Obama said he believes in aliens, but later clarified he didn't think they'd actually visited us (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Former US President Barack Obama said he believes in aliens, but later clarified he didn't think they'd actually visited us (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

He later clarified his comments about his belief in aliens by saying he was ‘trying to stick with the spirit of the speed round’.

The former US president then said that while he thought the chances of there being alien life out in the universe he reckoned the odds of them ever actually visiting Earth were ‘low’.

"Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life out there. But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we’ve been visited by aliens is low,” Obama later said.

Featured Image Credit: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Topics: Donald Trump, Aliens, Barack Obama, US News, UFO, Weird, Conspiracy Theory

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

X

@MrJoeHarker

Recommended reads

Official warning as serious typhus disease hits record case numbersGetty Stock Images15 happy couples shared how often they really had sex togetherGetty Stock ImageI'm A Celeb star Scarlett Moffatt confirms rumoured camp feud in new seriesJeff Spicer/Getty ImagesNever-before-used rule that would remove Donald Trump as president explainedAlex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images

Advert

  • Barack Obama clarifies his comments about aliens being ‘real’
  • Barack Obama finally addresses whether aliens exist and what goes on at Area 51
  • US Congressman issues bombshell warning over UFO secrets that would leave the world ‘unglued’
  • Senior US government official 'confirms existence of UFOs' in shock new documentary

Choose your content:

6 mins ago
an hour ago
3 hours ago
  • Getty Stock Images
    6 mins ago

    Official warning as serious typhus disease hits record case numbers

    Nine out of 10 people infected have been hospitalised

    News
  • Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images
    an hour ago

    Never-before-used rule that would remove Donald Trump as president explained

    Trump has come under fire for a fiery social media post about Iran, leading to a senator calling for him to be removed from office

    News
  • Getty Stock Images
    an hour ago

    ‘Divorce boom’ is the newest unexpected weight loss jab impact

    New research shows what dramatic weight loss in both partners could do to a relationship

    News
  • OCEARCH
    3 hours ago

    'Biggest ever great white shark' makes 'sudden movement' near coast

    The absolute whopper of a shark has travelled over 6,000 miles since researchers started tracking him

    News