{"id":2571664,"date":"2026-02-19T21:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-release-of-files-related-to-aliens-and-ufos\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T21:21:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:21:41","slug":"trump-orders-release-of-files-related-to-aliens-and-ufos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-release-of-files-related-to-aliens-and-ufos\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders release of files related to aliens and UFOs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-orders-release-of-files-related-to-aliens-and-ufos%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2571664&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Trump orders the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-declassifies-government-files-on-jfk-rfk-and-mlk-assassinations-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... declassifies government ... on JFK, RFK, and MLK assassinations ... Washington Examiner\">government files related<\/a> to aliens, extraterrestrial life, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-senator-harry-reid-thinks-government-has-ufo-fragments-backs-ex-pentagon-official-who-claims-cover-up\/\" title=\"Former Senator Harry Reid Thinks Government Has UFO \u2018Fragments\u2019 Backs Ex...Pentagon Official Who Claims Cover...Up\">unidentified aerial phenomena<\/a> (uaps), and UFOs, citing tremendous public interest. He plans to direct the secretary of War and other relevant departments and agencies to identify and release these files and any related information.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The move involves the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office and NASA, which study uaps and related phenomena.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sen. John Fetterman called the proposal a bipartisan matter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former President Barack Obama had said aliens exist but that there\u2019s no evidence of them at Area 51, a claim Trump called a \u201cbig mistake\u201d and accused Obama of disclosing classified information.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump hinted at the possibility of public disclosures in a Truth Social post and joked about using the release to get Obama \u201cout of trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lara Trump indicated the president already has a prepared speech on the topic.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump orders release of files related to aliens and UFOs, citing &lsquo;tremendous interest&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2510710\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">President Donald Trump<\/a> on Thursday said he would direct all relevant agencies to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >release government files related<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aliens\/\">aliens<\/a> and any information &ldquo;connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump cited a heightened interest in extraterrestrials as the reason for his new order <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116100300268316472%20Based%20on%20the%20tremendous%20interest%20shown,%20I%20will%20be%20directing%20the%20Secretary%20of%20War,%20and%20other%20relevant%20Departments%20and%20Agencies,%20to%20begin%20the%20process%20of%20identifying%20and%20releasing%20Government%20files%20related%20to%20alien%20and%20extraterrestrial%20life,%20unidentified%20aerial%20phenomena%20(UAP),%20and%20unidentified%20flying%20objects%20(UFOs),%20and%20any%20and%20all%20other%20information%20connected%20to%20these%20highly%20complex,%20but%20extremely%20interesting%20and%20important,%20matters.%20GOD%20BLESS%20AMERICA!\">in a Truth Social post<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4464511\/trump-pardons-clay-fuller-daughter-georgia-special-election\/\">Trump &#8216;pardons&#8217; Clay Fuller&#8217;s daughter in pre-special election trip to MTG&#8217;s district<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4464558\/trump-declares-ive-won-affordability-during-georgia-visit\/\">Trump declares &#8216;I&#8217;ve won affordability&#8217; during Georgia visit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4464483\/kevin-hassett-blowback-new-york-fed-discipline\/\">Kevin Hassett faces blowback for calling for New York Fed to be &#8216;disciplined&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;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 (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ufos\/\">UFOs<\/a>), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters,&rdquo; Trump said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\">War Department<\/a> is the defense office in charge of detecting and analyzing UAPs and determining possible risk. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nasa\/\">NASA<\/a> also has a department dedicated to researching UAPs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) backed Trump&rsquo;s move and called it a &ldquo;bipartisan thing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I grew up watching <em>The X-Files<\/em>. If he&rsquo;s going to release all of <em>The X-Files<\/em>, I think that could be a bipartisan thing,&rdquo; Fetterman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/2024660562828013762?s=20\">told Jesse Watters on Fox News<\/a>, saying he believes alien life exists given the trillions of planets in the universe.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\">former President Barack Obama<\/a> said aliens are real but that they aren&rsquo;t being held at Area 51 as online discourse has suggested for years and has been depicted in films and TV shows. Obama later clarified that during his tenure, he saw no evidence of aliens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump called Obama&rsquo;s comments &ldquo;a big mistake&rdquo; and said the former president was disclosing classified information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Trump now said he will make information on E.T.s public, he joked about the possibility early in the day, saying he would need to do so to get Obama &ldquo;out of trouble.&rdquo; He also joked that while he doesn&rsquo;t know whether aliens exist, he knows &ldquo;illegal aliens&rdquo; are real.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4464226\/trump-obama-big-mistake-aliens-real\/\"><strong>TRUMP JOKES OBAMA MADE &lsquo;BIG MISTAKE&rsquo; INSISTING ALIENS ARE REAL: &lsquo;CLASSIFIED INFORMATION&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lara-trump\/\">Lara Trump<\/a>, Trump&rsquo;s daughter-in-law, previously said that the president already has a speech prepared to announce information about life beyond Earth. She said the president was &ldquo;coy&rdquo; when she asked about the topic.<\/p>\n<p>A reporter asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt about the supposed speech, but Leavitt said she is not aware of such a thing but that she would &ldquo;check in&rdquo; with the president&rsquo;s speech writers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Trump orders release of UFO files amid high interest<br \/>\n&#8211; Trump to release UFO files; cites high interest<br \/>\n&#8211; Trump orders UFO records release amid interest<\/p>\n<p>Want more options or a different tone?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2571665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP20116053599399.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5835,18743,3634,18433],"class_list":["post-2571664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-aliens","tag-declassified","tag-trump","tag-ufos"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP20116053599399.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571664"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571668,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571664\/revisions\/2571668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}