At 35,000 feet, amid the usual hum of Air Force One and a blur of half-answered questions, Donald Trump managed to do what American presidents do best: turn a national-security curiosity into a cultural event. He told reporters he might 'get [Barack Obama] out of trouble' by declassifying information about aliens then, hours later, put his own version of 'disclosure' in writing.
Here is what is clear so far: Trump says he is directing federal agencies to begin identifying and releasing government records tied to 'alien and extraterrestrial life' and UFOs (often labelled UAP, for 'unidentified aerial phenomena'); he has also accused Obama of sharing 'classified information' following a viral podcast exchange; and, on the internet's more mystical side, the name Baba Vanga has resurfaced, with believers insisting that 2026 will bring 'first contact,' possibly as soon as November.
