U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration will be releasing as much information as possible on UFOs in the near future, signaling renewed attention to government-held material on unidentified aerial phenomena and related subjects.
The remarks were made during a White House event tied to NASA’s Artemis II mission crew, where Trump suggested that forthcoming disclosures could draw significant public interest. He said, “I think some of it is going to be very interesting to people,” referring to the material he expects to be made public.
During the same event, Trump added that he had “interviewed people” who told him they had “saw things you wouldn’t believe,” further emphasizing claims of unexplained encounters reported by some individuals connected to the topic.
The comments followed earlier statements made at a political rally hosted by Turning Point USA in Phoenix, where Trump indicated that a Pentagon review he ordered on UFO-related materials had uncovered “many very interesting documents.” He also said at that time that “the first releases will begin very, very soon.”
In February, Trump directed the Defense Department and other federal agencies to begin releasing government records related to UFOs. The directive came after renewed public discussion of unidentified aerial phenomena, including comments made by former President Barack Obama on a podcast discussing the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
The scope of the planned disclosures, according to Trump’s description, includes materials 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.”
Obama later clarified that his remarks were based on statistical reasoning and did not reflect direct evidence encountered during his time in office, highlighting the ongoing debate over how such phenomena should be interpreted and investigated.
The White House remarks also came shortly after the Artemis II astronauts returned from their mission on April 10, during which NASA’s crew completed a historic flight that traveled farther from Earth than any humans had previously gone. The timing placed the UFO-related comments alongside heightened public attention on space exploration activities.
Interest in government-held UFO records has increased in recent years, driven by congressional hearings, defense department reports, and growing use of the term UAP within official channels. The issue has become part of a broader discussion involving transparency and national security considerations.
Trump’s directive and subsequent comments have not included a specific release schedule, but he indicated that additional information would be shared “in the near future,” suggesting that federal agencies are continuing to review and prepare documents for public disclosure.
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