{"id":2571904,"date":"2026-02-20T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-declassify-ufo-records-citing-tremendous-interest-in-aliens\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:12:53","slug":"trump-to-declassify-ufo-records-citing-tremendous-interest-in-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-declassify-ufo-records-citing-tremendous-interest-in-aliens\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to Declassify UFO Records, Citing &#8216;Tremendous Interest&#8217; in Aliens"},"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-to-declassify-ufo-records-citing-tremendous-interest-in-aliens%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=2571904&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>The article reports that after a busy week for UFO news, President Trump said he would order the release of government files related to aliens, UFOs, and <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) to the public, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defying-dem-allegations-trump-admin-pushes-multiple-judges-to-release-court-docs-on-epstein-maxwell\/\" title=\"Defying Dem Allegations, ... 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Court Docs on Epstein, Maxwell\">citing strong public interest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The move follows comments by former President Obama in a podcast suggesting aliens are real but not kept at Area 51, which Obama later clarified.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump hinted on Fox News that Obama disclosed classified information,and suggested he might declassify material to address the issue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece notes that despite official efforts\u2014such as the Pentagon\u2019s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) and congressional hearings\u2014no definitive evidence of extraterrestrial visitation has emerged.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It highlights widespread reaction on social media and betting markets about the likelihood and timing of UFO disclosure, including various forecasts and speculation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The overall message is that while interest in disclosure is high,there is currently no conclusive proof of aliens,according to official investigations and statements referenced in the article.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following a busy week on the UFO front, President Donald Trump said that he was ordering files on aliens and their craft &mdash; to the extent we have them &mdash; released to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement, which occurred on Thursday night, came after a week of speculation following a podcast appearance from former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/obama-judge-just-knowingly-released-4-violent-illegals-1-ethiopian-pedophile-3-cuban-murderers-according-ice-onto-us-streets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Barack Obama<\/a> in which he said he thought aliens were &ldquo;real&rdquo; but &ldquo;not being kept in Area 51.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Well, if Trump gets his way, now you&rsquo;ll get to hear about them firsthand.<\/p>\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 (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters,&rdquo; Trump said in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116100300268316472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;GOD BLESS AMERICA!&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return; 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They&rsquo;re not being kept in uh what is it? Area 51. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sukcyffo3Y\">pic.twitter.com\/Sukcyffo3Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dom_lucre\/status\/2022807529785336154?\">February 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Aliens, he said, are &ldquo;real but I haven&rsquo;t seen them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re not being kept in Area 51. There&rsquo;s no underground facility unless there&rsquo;s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/obama-says-aliens-real-lara-trump-drops-bomb-remembers-trump-saying-already-alien-speech-right-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">later<\/a> &ldquo;clarified&rdquo; the remarks he made, saying that they were in &ldquo;the spirit of the speed round.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He said he&rsquo;d seen &ldquo;no evidence&rdquo; during his presidency that aliens existed but thought that the odds we were alone were slim, even if the evidence of visitation was also &ldquo;low.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, meanwhile, made some news by joking around about the appearance when questioned by Fox News reporter Peter Doocy on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-evidence-discovered-potential-trump-assassination-plot-hunting-stand-aimed-toward-air-force-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Force One<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fox News&rsquo; Peter Doocy: &ldquo;Barack Obama said that aliens are real. Have you seen any evidence of non-human visitors to Earth?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Trump: &ldquo;Well, he gave classified information. He&rsquo;s not supposed to be doing that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fox News&rsquo; Peter Doocy: &ldquo;So aliens are real?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3LeUJFeZuq\">pic.twitter.com\/3LeUJFeZuq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedWavePress\/status\/2024577526824108348?\">February 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, he gave classified information. He&rsquo;s not supposed to be doing that,&rdquo; Trump responded when asked about it.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether aliens were real, Trump continued, &ldquo;Well I don&rsquo;t know if they&rsquo;re real or not,&rdquo; but added that Obama &ldquo;made a big mistake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I may get him out of trouble if I declassify,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UFO disclosure odds spike 12% &rarr; 28% after Trump&rsquo;s instruction<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Even Vitalik Buterin joined in this event<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Hi&rsquo;s holds a huge NO position (~$148k)<\/p>\n<p>My strategy is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>I buy the event now at 84c and sell it at 95-99c<\/p>\n<p>And I make a good profit of 12-17%<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Trump has&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/geZepApDRl\">pic.twitter.com\/geZepApDRl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex (@de1lymoon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/de1lymoon\/status\/2024791177438834791?\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The odds of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >confirming alien life ripped 100% overnight<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Polymarket?\">@Polymarket<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump ordered release of classified UFO files today<\/p>\n<p>We are seeing the classic playbook of prepping the masses for inevitable disclosure<\/p>\n<p>I don&rsquo;t expect a literal handshake or dinner between Trump and green&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i8PicorHFu\">https:\/\/t.co\/i8PicorHFu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y9y5puQYa6\">pic.twitter.com\/Y9y5puQYa6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KELLE (@0xKelle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xKelle\/status\/2024739791967838570?\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Odds on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/filmmaker-dozens-naval-crew-recount-deeply-unsettling-contact-least-100-ufos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFO disclosure<\/a> peaked on betting markets, leading to much speculation online.<\/p>\n<p>However, even with the Pentagon creating the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, or AARO, in 2022 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/navy-intelligence-deputy-director-explains-bizarre-ufo-sightings-historic-hearing\/\">congressional hearings<\/a> on the matter over the past few years, no definitive evidence of a cause for unidentified anomalous phenomena &mdash; the modern terminology for unexplained objects in the sky most government and scientific bodies use &mdash; has emerged.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The move followed chatter sparked by a podcast appearance by former President Obama, who suggested aliens are real but aren\u2019t being kept in Area 51. Trump announced on social media that, given the strong interest, he would direct the Secretary of War and other relevant agencies to identify and disclose information related to extraterrestrial life and related phenomena.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also includes a video widget and script elements used to load multimedia content, along with references to how the site tracks viewer engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Obama\u2019s comments came from an appearance on Brian Tyler Cohen\u2019s podcast, where he said aliens are real but he hadn\u2019t seen them and that they aren\u2019t being kept in Area 51. He later clarified that his remarks were casual and that he found no evidence during his presidency of extraterrestrial visitation, though he doubted humanity\u2019s exclusivity.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, when questioned by Fox News about the matter on Air Force One, joked about Obama sharing classified information and suggested he wasn\u2019t sure whether aliens are real but that Obama had \u201cmade a big mistake.\u201d He implied that declassification could complicate things for Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Markets and commentators reacted with speculation that the odds of disclosure were rising, with some betting markets showing increased interest in the topic. 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