Former President Barack Obama has stirred national intrigue surrounding extraterrestrial life, boldly stating in a recent podcast that aliens are indeed “real” —even if he hasn’t laid eyes on them himself.
During a wide-ranging interview with podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen, released Saturday (February 14), Obama didn’t shy away from the cosmic question. When asked if extraterrestrials exist, he replied simply, “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them.” In previous interviews, he confirmed there were indeed cases of anomalous aerial phenomena, or UAPs.
As to the decades-old conspiracy theories, Obama denied that Area 51 harbors alien secrets. “They’re not being kept at Area 51. There’s no underground facility —unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the President of the United States,” he quipped, leaving us to ponder the deeper mystery.
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2/16/26 update: After the media frenzy over former President Obama’s remarks, he clarified his answer about aliens via Instagram: “I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!” More here.
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