Trump announces Pentagon UFO review 'found many interesting documents'

Bart Jansen, USA TODAY Fri, April 17, 2026 at 11:43 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump said a Pentagon study of UFOs that he ordered has “found many very interesting documents” and that “the first releases will begin very, very soon.”

Trump told a political rally hosted by Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action, the group’s political arm, at Dream City Church in north Phoenix, that he saved the revelation for them because he knew people in Arizona are “really into that.”

“I’m pleased to report today – I thought I’d save it for this crowd – because you’re a little bit out there, a little bit – that this process is well underway and we found many very interesting documents, I must say,” Trump said. “And the first releases will begin very, very soon so you can go out and see if that phenomena is correct.”

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President Donald Trump returned to Phoenix to speak at Turning Point USA's "Build the Red Wall" event at Dream City Church on April 17, 2026, ahead of this year's midterm elections.

Trump had ordered the Defense Department and other agencies in February to release government documents related to UFOs. His directive came after former President Barack Obama told a podcast that he thought aliens exist despite never having seen them. But Obama later clarified that his belief was based on statistics and he never saw evidence during his administration.

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Trump directed agencies to release government records on "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."

President Donald Trump speaks at the Build the Red Wall rally at Dream City Church in Phoenix on April 17, 2026.

Trump said he saved the announcement for Arizona because people there were so interested but he didn't know if he agreed with them.

“I figured this was a good crowd because I know you people, you're really into that. I don't know if I am,” Trump said to laughter.

“You'll figure it out. Let me know,” he added. “But we've had a lot of a lot of questions. It's something that – it really captivates the mind, there's no question about it."

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