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Trump Says He's 'Looking' at UFO Disclosure, Cites Pilot Accounts of Unexplained Objects

Unconfirmed1 source · Oct 16, 2026

President Trump indicated openness to a presidential statement on alleged non-human technology during a 15 October White House interview.

Trump Says He's 'Looking' at UFO Disclosure, Cites Pilot Accounts of Unexplained Objects
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What happened

During an interview with Newsmax host Rob Finnerty on 15 October 2026, President Trump responded "I'm looking" when directly asked whether he would become the first president to disclose the truth about aliens, alleged alien visits to Earth, and U.S. efforts to reverse-engineer non-human technology. Trump recounted conversations with approximately five or six Air Force pilots whom he described as credible witnesses, stating they had encountered objects they could not explain. He cited one pilot account of a round object that reportedly outperformed an F-22 fighter jet by four times its speed. Trump did not provide a timetable for any announcement and declined to directly confirm whether aliens had visited Earth or whether the U.S. was reverse-engineering their technology, though he said he could not rule out delivering such a speech. His remarks follow months of efforts by disclosure advocates, including former Air Force intelligence officer David Grusch and businessman Robert Bigelow, to persuade him to make a public disclosure statement.

Context

Trump's conditional openness to disclosure comes amid the ongoing release of UFO-related government records under PURSUE (Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters), a document-release initiative he directed in February 2026 and which began publishing records in May 2026. Obama made statements about aliens in February 2026 that Trump subsequently accused of revealing classified information, and Trump announced the PURSUE initiative shortly thereafter. Trump's willingness to consider disclosure represents a shift from his earlier stated skepticism about the topic, and signals that advocacy efforts to persuade him have maintained traction within his administration. The significance lies in whether a sitting U.S. president will formally confirm the existence of non-human intelligence or government possession of non-human technology—a step no previous president has taken.