Trump Orders Declassification of UFO Files After Obama Comments

Donald Trump issued an executive directive to Pete Hegseth and federal agencies to identify and declassify all protected documents regarding extraterrestrial life. This decision follows a public dispute sparked by Barack Obama stating that extraterrestrial beings are real during a podcast with Brian Tyler Cohen. Donald Trump accused his predecessor of improperly disclosing classified government secrets and promised full transparency to address the significant public interest in unidentified flying objects. While Lara Trump confirmed a formal address is being prepared, traders on Polymarket have exchanged over $4M on the confirmation of alien life before 2027.The declassification order includes files on unidentified aerial phenomena and other complex matters currently held by the Department of War and various intelligence agencies.Military movement was reported near Area 51 shortly after the announcement, despite a previous Pentagon report finding no proof of alien technology in hundreds of tracked cases.The move caught several officials off guard, including Karoline Leavitt, as the administration prepares to present these findings to the American public in the coming weeks.