The President of the United States, Donald Trumpsaid on Thursday night (19) that he will instruct Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and other relevant agencies to begin the identification process e disclosure of government archives related to alien and extraterrestrial lifeUAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) and UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects).
“Based on the enormous interest shown, I will direct the Secretary of War and other relevant Departments and Agencies to begin the process of identifying and releasing government files relating to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), as well as any other information connected to these highly complex but extremely interesting and important subjects,” he published in Truth Social.
Previously, the former US president but stressed that he has not seen them and that extraterrestrials are not being kept in places like Area 51.
After the backlash, saying that “I was trying to maintain the spirit of the quick round, but since it attracted attention, let me clarify. Statistically, the universe is so vast that the chances are good that there is life out there.”
“But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances of us having been visited by aliens are low, and I have seen no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Seriously!”
Earlier, however, . However, the Republican also did not cite any evidence to support the claim.
“He took this confidential information […] He shouldn’t be doing this,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One during a trip to Georgia. “He made a big mistake,” he added.
*With information from Reuters