Overview
- In a rapid-fire exchange on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast, Barack Obama answered "They’re real," then added he had never seen aliens and rejected claims of specimens hidden at Area 51.
- After the clip went viral, Obama posted an Instagram statement saying he observed no evidence during his presidency that extraterrestrials had contacted humanity.
- His clarification framed extraterrestrial life as statistically plausible given a vast universe, while calling visits to Earth unlikely due to interstellar distances.
- Obama noted that U.S. agencies hold imagery and records of unidentified aerial phenomena yet his access to such classified material was constrained by strict security protocols.
- Recent official reviews, including the Pentagon’s 2024 UAP report, logged hundreds of cases with a small number unexplained and reported no verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings or technology.