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February 21, 2026
Trump's UFO order likely won't reveal alien cover-up
President Donald Trump attracted excited social media reactions on Thursday evening with the following post to his Truth Social network:
TL;DR
- Donald Trump has ordered the release of government files concerning alien life, UAP, and UFOs.
- The author doubts this will uncover a long-term government conspiracy about extraterrestrial visitors.
- Most UFO sightings are attributed to weather, spy platforms, balloons, or other explainable phenomena.
- The directive is expected to declassify videos and witness/sensor reports, which could reduce stigma.
- Declassifying videos of strange UFOs near U.S. facilities is anticipated as a key outcome.
- The public, media, and academia will likely need to push forward investigations into stranger UFO phenomena.
- Recent academic studies are helping to bring credibility to UFO research.
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