Overview
- In a No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen podcast speed round, Barack Obama said, “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them,” referring to extraterrestrials.
- On Instagram, he explained he meant the odds favor life elsewhere yet he saw no evidence during his presidency that aliens have made contact.
- He added that vast interstellar distances make visits unlikely and closed his note with an emphatic “Really!”
- Obama rejected claims that aliens are kept at Area 51, joking it would require a massive conspiracy hidden even from a president.
- Officials have long said Area 51 is used for testing advanced aircraft, and Obama’s post followed viral sharing of the podcast clip and echoes prior public comments on unexplained aerial phenomena.