{"id":23372,"date":"2026-04-18T15:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/trump-stokes-ufo-frenzy-with-new-promise\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T15:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:45:02","slug":"trump-stokes-ufo-frenzy-with-new-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/trump-stokes-ufo-frenzy-with-new-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Stokes UFO Frenzy With New Promise"},"content":{"rendered":"


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President Donald Trump on Friday evening hinted at what\u2019s to come when the War Department releases files relating to UFOs and phenomena of unknown origin.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, Trump said: \u201cAs you remember, I recently directed the Secretary of War \u2014 how good is Pete Hegseth doing, by the way \u2014 to begin releasing government files relating to UFOs and unexplained aerial phenomena.\u201d<\/p>\n

The president then remarked on how excited the crowd became, saying, \u201cI figured this was a good crowd because I know you people are really into that. I don\u2019t know if I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I\u2019m pleased to report today \u2014 I thought I\u2019d save it for this crowd because you\u2019re a little out there \u2014 that this process is well underway and we\u2019ve found many very interesting documents, I must say,\u201d Trump continued. \u201cAnd the first releases will begin very, very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

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.@POTUS<\/a>: I recently directed @SecWar<\/a> to begin releasing government files relating to UFOs and unexplained aerial phenomena. I am pleased to report this process is well underway. We\u2019ve found many very interesting documents \u2014 and the first releases will begin very, very soon. \ud83d\udc7d pic.twitter.com\/kmRTUOefWX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The hype train for the release of documents and media related to what the United States government knows about UFOs and advanced technology has been gaining steam for months.<\/p>\n

Trumps\u2019s executive order on February 19<\/a> directed the War Department and other agencies to \u201cbegin 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the wake of the president\u2019s order, several congresspeople who have been involved with UFO disclosure efforts applied pressure to the administration to follow through.<\/p>\n

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), for example, sent a letter<\/a> to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth requesting the disclosure of 46 known videos believed to be in possession of the U.S. government. She gave an April 14 deadline, but the date came and went without the videos being released.<\/p>\n

All of this comes in the wake of several blockbuster congressional hearings since 2023 featuring seemingly credible witnesses to UFOs and alleged non-human tech \u2014 and even living organisms.<\/p>\n

In March, the federal government registered<\/a> alien.gov and aliens.gov \u2014 likely in preparation for the publication of files.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration appears poised to make some kind of release. While it\u2019s impossible to know with any certainty what documents, photographs, and footage may be published and if they will impact the public\u2019s perception of the topic in any significant way, the momentum is certainly on the side of transparency and disclosure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n