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Timeline of UFO Sightings, Events Leading to Trump Order on Release of US Govt Files

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Former U.S. President Barack Obama’s surprising remarks on the possibility of extraterrestrial life have reignited the century-old debate on aliens prompting President Donald Trump to quickly order a review and release of government files related to unidentified flying objects (UFO) and aliens.

Former US President Barack Obama pardons Chelsea Manning and commutes her sentence . (Photo: US White House)

 

Here’s a Chronology of Major UFO/UAP Events showing the timeline of key sightings, incidents, government investigations, and disclosures related to unidentified flying objects (UFOs) or unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), drawn from historical records and recent developments in Washington D.C.:

 

Date
Event Description
June 13, 1933
Alleged UFO crash in northern Italy, one of the earliest reported recovery incidents involving potential non-human craft.
June 24, 1947
Pilot Kenneth Arnold reports seeing nine crescent-shaped objects flying at high speed near Mount Rainier, Washington, coining the term “flying saucers” and sparking widespread public interest in UFOs.
July 1947
The Roswell Incident: Debris from a crashed object near Roswell, New Mexico, is initially announced as a “flying disc” by the U.S. military, later retracted as a weather balloon; it becomes one of the most famous alleged UFO cover-ups.
1948
The U.S. Air Force launches Project Sign, the first official government study to assess if UFOs pose a national security threat; it evolves into Project Grudge in 1949.
July 1952
The Washington, D.C., UFO flap: Multiple unidentified objects detected on radar over the U.S. capital, with fighter jets scrambled; remains unexplained and leads to heightened government scrutiny.
1952
Project Blue Book is established by the U.S. Air Force to investigate UFO reports, succeeding earlier programs and operating until 1969.
Sept 19-21, 1961
Betty and Barney Hill abduction: The first widely publicized alien abduction case in New Hampshire, where the couple claims to have been taken aboard a UFO and examined by extraterrestrial beings.
Jan 1969
The Condon Report is released, concluding that UFOs warrant no further scientific study, influencing the termination of Project Blue Book.
Dec 17, 1969
Project Blue Book is officially terminated by the U.S. Air Force, after investigating over 12,000 reports and deeming most explainable.
Nov 5, 1975
Travis Walton abduction: A logger in Arizona claims to be abducted by a UFO, missing for five days before returning with detailed accounts of encounters aboard the craft.
Dec 26, 1980
Rendlesham Forest Incident: U.S. military personnel at RAF Bentwaters in the UK report erroneous lights and a triangular craft landing in the forest, with physical traces found.
Nov 17, 2004
USS Nimitz “Tic Tac” encounter: U.S. Navy pilots off the California coast observe a white, oblong object exhibiting impossible maneuvers, captured on video and radar.
2007-2012
The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) is secretly funded by the U.S. Department of Defense to study UFOs/UAPs.
Dec 16, 2017
The New York Times publishes an exposé on the Pentagon’s AATIP program, including leaked videos of UAP encounters, reigniting public and governmental interest.
April 27, 2020
The Pentagon officially releases three UAP videos (FLIR, GIMBAL, GOFAST) captured by Navy pilots, confirming their authenticity.
Aug 4, 2020
The UAP Task Force is established by the Pentagon to assess UAP threats to national security.
June 25, 2021
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence releases the Preliminary UAP Assessment, analyzing 144 incidents from 2004-2021, with most unexplained.
July 20, 2022
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is formed by the Department of Defense to investigate UAP across air, sea, and space domains.
July 26, 2023
Congressional UAP hearing: Whistleblower David Grusch testifies about U.S. government possession of non-human spacecraft and biologics; pilots Ryan Graves and David Fravor share encounters.
Dec 22, 2023
President Biden signs the NDAA FY24, including the first U.S. legal reference to “non-human intelligence” in relation to UAP.
March 2024
AARO releases an annual report on UAP, noting advancements in data collection and a decrease in unexplained cases through AI analysis.
April 2024
NASA’s UAP Study Team publishes its final report, recommending a dedicated research program and international collaboration on UAP.
Sept 2025
Congressional UAP hearing releases never-before-seen video of a U.S. drone firing a Hellfire missile at an unexplained “orb” off Yemen (incident dated October 2024), highlighting ongoing military encounters.
Jan 20, 2026
Filmmaker James Fox hosts a UAP press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., presenting new evidence on non-human encounters and crash-retrievals, calling for whistleblower protections.
Feb 16, 2026
Former President Barack Obama comments on a podcast that aliens are “real,” sparking debate amid ongoing congressional UAP investigations.
Feb 19, 2026
President Donald Trump announces via Truth Social that he is directing federal agencies, including the Pentagon, to identify and release files on UFOs, UAPs, and extraterrestrial life.

Trump Orders Files Release on Aliens After Obama Remarks, But No Timeframe

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Former U.S. President Barack Obama’s surprising remarks on the possibility of extraterrestrial life have reignited the century-old debate on aliens prompting President Donald Trump to quickly order a review and release of government files related to unidentified flying objects (UFO) and aliens.

The renewed focus followed a wide-ranging interview Obama gave to journalist Brian Tyler Cohen, published over the weekend, in which he addressed long-running speculation around Area 51 and government secrecy. Obama initially dismissed claims of hidden alien facilities, saying, “there’s no underground facility, unless there’s this enormous conspiracy, and they hid it from the president of the United States.”

The comments quickly spread online, triggering speculation and forcing Obama issue a clarification stating that he was speaking in statistical terms rather than suggesting or confirming any extraterrestrial contact. “Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life out there,” Obama said. He added further that “the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we’ve been visited by aliens is low, and I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!”

The interview revived a topic that has long captured public imagination and political attention in the United States. A 2021 Pew Research Center survey found that 65 percent of Americans believe intelligent life exists on other planets, underscoring why such remarks continue to resonate widely.

Trump’s Move Overshadows Attention on Obama Remarks

Questions about Obama’s comments were put directly to Trump by reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday. Trump said he did not know whether aliens were real, but suggested that Obama may have revealed sensitive information, claiming the former president had disclosed “classified information” in his remarks.

Trump orders release of files on aliens or extraterrestrial life/ Truth Social

Within hours, Trump escalated the issue by announcing a formal directive to the Pentagon and other agencies. In a post on Truth Social, he said he had instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to begin identifying and releasing any government records related to extraterrestrial life and unexplained aerial sightings.

“Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters,” Trump wrote.

Rare Step in UFO History

The announcement marks a rare instance of a sitting president explicitly ordering a review of alien-related material, even as U.S. officials have consistently stopped short of linking unexplained aerial encounters to extraterrestrial origins. In recent years, the Pentagon has acknowledged reports from military pilots involving unidentified aerial phenomena, adopting the UAP terminology to avoid the stigma historically associated with UFOs.

US President Donald Trump

Trump’s directive aligns with his long-standing, often cautious public posture on the subject. During his first term, he confirmed receiving briefings on reported UFO sightings by U.S. Navy pilots but expressed doubt about their significance. “I did have one very brief meeting on it,” he told ABC News in 2019. “People are saying they’re seeing UFOs. Do I believe it? Not particularly.”

That skepticism has remained consistent. In a 2019 interview with Tucker Carlson, Trump said, “Well, I don’t want to really get into it too much. But personally, I tend to doubt it. I’m not a believer, but you know, I guess anything is possible.”

When Trump Claime to Know More Than What He Shared Publicly

Trump has also suggested at times that he knows more than he has publicly shared. When asked by his son, Donald Trump Jr., in 2020 about revealing “what’s really going on with Roswell,” Trump responded: “I won’t talk to you about what I know about it, but it’s very interesting.”

More recently, Trump reiterated his doubts during a 2024 appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, saying he had never been a believer despite hearing claims from others. Later that year, he told Fox News host Greg Gutfeld that questions about aliens and Area 51 were among the most frequent he received from the public. He also recounted pilots describing encounters with a “round object going faster than my F-22.”

For now, Trump has offered no timeline for when documents might be released or how extensive the disclosures could be. It also remains unclear what role national security considerations may play in limiting access to classified material. What is clear is that Obama’s remarks have once again pushed the issue of extraterrestrial life into the center of public attention.