U.S. President Donald Trump said he would order agencies to begin releasing files on extraterrestrial life and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), calling for more openness while criticising Barack Obama over his recent alien remarks.
In a social media post, Donald Trump said he would direct the Secretary of War and other agencies to start identifying files on extraterrestrial life, UAPs and Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), calling the subjects "extremely interesting and important."
He did not give details on what material would be released or when.
He said public interest justified greater openness, adding that he would direct agencies "to begin releasing" files on the issue.
Trump also accused former U.S. President Barack Obama of improperly revealing classified information when speaking about aliens, though he offered no evidence.
He said Obama "made a big mistake" and added, "He took it out of classified information ... He's not supposed to be doing that."
Obama had discussed the subject during an interview with podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen on 14 February.
Cohen asked Obama if aliens were real, he replied, "They're real, but I haven't seen them, and they're not being kept in ... Area 51. There's no underground facility unless there's this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States."
Area 51 is a classified Air Force site in Nevada and has long fuelled speculation about alien bodies and a crashed spacecraft. CIA archives released in 2013 identified it as a testing ground for top-secret spy planes.
There was no indication in Obama's remarks that he disclosed classified information. His office did not respond to a request for comment.
On Instagram, Obama said, "I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!"
He explained that he believed alien life likely exists somewhere because the universe is vast but said the chance of extraterrestrial visitors reaching Earth was low.
In recent years, the Pentagon has investigated reported sightings. Senior military leaders said in 2022 they found no evidence that aliens had visited Earth or crash-landed.
A 2024 Pentagon report said U.S. government probes since World War Two had uncovered no extraterrestrial technology and that most sightings were misidentified ordinary objects or natural phenomena.
The National Archives says it holds UFO-related records across numerous collections, reflecting decades of public curiosity and official scrutiny.
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