Barack Obama says aliens are ‘real’, but rules out Area 51 conspiracy

2026-02-15 - 17:50

Former US president Barack Obama has said he believes extraterrestrial life exists but rejected long-standing conspiracy theories about secret government programmes hiding alien beings. Speaking in an interview with journalist Brian Tyler Cohen released Saturday, Obama was asked directly about UFOs and non-human intelligence. He responded, “They’re real,” before clarifying his position. “But I haven’t