Overview
- Vice President J.D. Vance, in a Friday interview on The Benny Show, said reported aliens are “demons” and described himself as “obsessed” with the government’s UFO files.
- Vance said he has not reviewed classified materials or visited sites such as Area 51, noting that planned trips “didn’t work out.”
- Asked if he would release the “UFO files,” Vance replied “We’re working on it,” while no sweeping declassification or public release has occurred.
- The remarks follow President Donald Trump’s February order directing agencies to identify records for disclosure, with the administration registering Aliens.gov in March to support the effort.
- Officials and scientists say there is no confirmed evidence of extraterrestrial visits, and a March 2024 Pentagon review reported no proof UAPs—unidentified aerial or anomalous phenomena—are alien technology, with many cases traced to ordinary aircraft, balloons, or satellites.