Are aliens real? The question has animated conspiracy theories for decades and enthralled at least one former president of the United States. In a recent interview, Barack Obama became the first ...

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President Donald Trump says he’s directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to identify and release the files, after former President Barack Obama said he thought the "odds are good" that ...

The Fermi Paradox asks a simple question: if alien civilizations should be common, where is everybody? The Zoo Hypothesis offers a chilling answer—advanced civilizations may already be out there, ...

“They’re not being kept in Area 51,” Obama said. “There’s no underground facility — unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.” Obama’s comments, ...

The former U.S. president landed in hot water over the weekend after commenting on the existence of alien life.

Former President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens "have made contact with us," after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend. During a ...

Former President Barack Obama walked back comments he made about the existence of aliens in a recent podcast, saying the chances are high that extraterrestrial life is out there but clarifying that he ...

Former President Barack Obama seemingly confirmed aliens were real in a podcast before he later walked back the comment. Congress has held multiple hearings on UAPs, with witnesses testifying about ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former U.S. President Barack Obama has clarified ...

Former President Barack Obama took to social media on Sunday to clarify comments he made about extraterrestrials being real. In an interview with podcast host Bryan Tyler Cohen over the weekend, Obama ...