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 ...

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President Donald Trump has been accused of calling for the release of government files associated with aliens to distract the American public from the scandal arising from the release of files ...

President Trump had lashed out at former President Barack Obama earlier Thursday for telling a podcaster that aliens were real. By Chris Cameron Reporting from Washington President Trump said on ...

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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 ...

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