{"id":109431,"date":"2026-04-16T21:18:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/never-been-closer-ufo-watchers-buoyed-by-trump-and-vances-alien-obsession-ufos\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:18:47","slug":"never-been-closer-ufo-watchers-buoyed-by-trump-and-vances-alien-obsession-ufos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/never-been-closer-ufo-watchers-buoyed-by-trump-and-vances-alien-obsession-ufos\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Never been closer\u2019: UFO watchers buoyed by Trump and Vance\u2019s alien \u2018obsession\u2019 | UFOs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Like most politicians, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a> did not campaign on the issue of space aliens. But 15 months into his second term, UFO enthusiasts have been buoyed by the Trump administration\u2019s apparent fascination with extraterrestrials, with one expert claiming the human race has \u201cnever been closer\u201d to being presented with hard evidence of aliens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">After a largely alien-free first 12 months, the president has committed himself to UFO disclosure in 2026. In February, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116100300268316472\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">directed<\/a> various departments to release \u201cgovernment files related to alien and extraterrestrial life\u201d, and the White House took the unusual step of registering the domain \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/aliens.gov\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">aliens.gov<\/a>\u201d in March, setting pulses racing among believers online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">UFO watchers have been further buoyed because the president is surrounded by extraterrestrial believers in his professional and personal life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">JD Vance has said he is \u201cobsessed\u201d with UFOs. The vice-president, an enthusiastic Christian, believes they are \u201cdemons\u201d rather than aliens \u2013 while Donald Trump Jr, the president\u2019s adult son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/donald-trump-jr-says-fairly-150214638.html\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">declared last year<\/a> that there was \u201cevidence of non-human intelligence out there engaging with our planet\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">With an alien-curious government seemingly in place, some in the UFO-watching community believe the groundwork has been laid for disclosure. The Department of Defense said it plans to release \u201cnever-before-seen UAP [unidentified anomalous phenomenon] information\u201d, and the issue is gaining momentum in Congress too: last week, Tim Burchett, a Republican congressman from Tennessee, used an interview to proclaim \u201cwe are not alone\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"f20c6326-2b21-424b-b3c4-1a177480c082\" data-spacefinder-role=\"showcase\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-5h0uf4\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-9ktzqp\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">JD Vance, the vice-president, who says he is \u2018obsessed\u2019 with UFOs.<\/span> Photograph: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The developments come after a series of remarkable UFO hearings have been held in Washington in recent years. In 2023, David Grusch, a former intelligence official, testified to Congress that the US had operated a \u201cmulti-decade\u201d program which collected, and attempted to reverse-engineer, crashed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ufos\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">UFOs<\/a>. The government said it had not done this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe\u2019ve never been closer to disclosure,\u201d said Stephen Bassett, one of the most prominent voices in the UFO world and the founder of Paradigm Research Group, an organization which lobbies the government to release information about aliens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe president of the United States is now in a position where he could do this tomorrow, he could set up for a quick press conference out of the Oval Office and confirm in a few minutes that we\u2019re not alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Bassett, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/29708006\/vatican-archives-aliens-ufo-pope-italy-orbs\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">previously claimed<\/a> the Vatican has information on aliens, said there had been an \u201cunprecedented\u201d amount of UFO chatter from the administration, with Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, also telling an interviewer last year that she believes in the possibility of extraterrestrials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He believes that the open discussion of UFOs has normalized the topic, creating a \u201cripe\u201d situation for Trump to announce aliens exist. He said Trump\u2019s ego, coupled with the Jeffrey Epstein saga, could contribute to the president declaring aliens to be real.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"01c64aee-3dee-4710-8de7-5e4062fe400b\" data-spacefinder-role=\"showcase\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-5h0uf4\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-9ktzqp\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">People take pictures of exhibits at the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. <\/span> Photograph: Patrick T Fallon\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Bassett said it would be a \u201chuge legacy\u201d and guarantee the US president a Nobel prize. \u201cHe would go down in history \u2013 no matter what else happens during his presidency \u2013 that will be forgotten well before people stop talking about the fact that he was the head of state and made the most profound announcement in human history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The White House did not respond to a request for comment. Trump has given no indication that he intends to announce aliens exist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Others in the UFO world are more circumspect than Bassett, but excitement is undoubtedly growing \u2013 including among members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Last week, Burchett, the Tennessee congressman, said he had had a recent classified UFO briefing which \u201cwould set the Earth on fire\u201d were he to share the details, while Anna Paulina Luna, also a Republican, <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UAP-Request-Letter-FINAL.pdf\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">wrote<\/a> to the Department of Defense demanding it release 46 videos of UFO sightings. Earlier this year Luna, from Florida, said the government was going to release <a href=\"https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/us\/or\/portland\/news\/2026\/03\/21\/rep-luna-promises-cool-stuff-in-coming-ufo-files-release\/#:~:text=In%20February%202026%2C%20former%20President%20Donald%20Trump,amid%20the%20renewed%20public%20interest%20in%20UFOs.\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">\u201ca lot of cool stuff\u201d<\/a> pertaining to aliens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">An official from the defense department, who asked to be referred to as a \u201cwar department official\u201d, said: \u201cThe Department of War\u2019s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is working in close coordination with the White House and across federal agencies to consolidate existing UAP records collections and facilitate the expeditious release of never-before-seen UAP information.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"4dfe3668-0b22-4a39-b8ed-16c9969e9525\" data-spacefinder-role=\"showcase\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-5h0uf4\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-9ktzqp\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Tim Burchett participates in a House taskforce in Washington DC in September. <\/span> Photograph: Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Jordan Flowers, executive director of the Disclosure Foundation, which works to expand transparency about UAPs, seemed hopeful about what the administration might release, although he did not go as far as Bassett.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThis administration certainly seems to have a greater sense of will and interest and determination than what we have seen previously,\u201d Flowers said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe are cautiously optimistic that there can be incremental information released that would help us understand what is happening here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Flowers said a short-term win would be the government agreeing to Luna\u2019s request to release the 46 videos. The Disclosure Foundation is hosting an event on UAPs with Mike Rounds, the Republican senator from South Dakota, in Washington in June, which Flowers said could prompt \u201ca dramatic sea change in being able to discuss this topic credibly on Capitol Hill\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In the meantime, people who believe in aliens \u2013 and want the government to confirm their existence \u2013 will have to put their faith in a government that has shown a rare interest in what has traditionally been a taboo topic. Vance, seen as the potential Republican presidential candidate in 2028, certainly seems like he won\u2019t let the issue die.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI have not been able to spend enough time on this, but I am going to,\u201d he told a rightwing podcast last month. \u201cTrust me, I\u2019m obsessed with this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/apr\/12\/trump-vance-aliens-ufo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like most politicians, Donald Trump did not campaign on the issue of space aliens. But 15 months into his second term, UFO enthusiasts have been buoyed by the Trump administration\u2019s apparent fascination with extraterrestrials, with one expert claiming the human race has \u201cnever been closer\u201d to being presented with hard evidence of aliens. 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