“Trump says he's directing Pentagon to release any files on UFOs and 'alien extraterrestrial life'”

By Joe Walsh CBS News

Updated on: February 19, 2026 / 9:53 PM EST / CBS News

A REPORT BY

- UDATED February 20, 2026 3:21:58am EST -
Toronto [ZNN] ZlandCommunications has learned that a major initiative through the Pentagon indicates Trump told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other agency heads "to begin the process of identifying and releasing" any relevant files.

One further source shared with ZNN: “What makes this harder to dismiss than usual is that Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump, separately confirmed on the Pod Force One podcast that the president has gone noticeably quiet when asked directly about UFOs by his own family, stating he has been different about this particular subject in a way she personally finds telling.”

The full CBS report is here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-ufo-alien-and-extraterrestrial-life-files-pentagon/

Also in the news -

Bloomberg

Trump Says Obama ‘Gave Classified Information’ in Comments on Aliens

Justin Sin February 19, 2026 at 2:40 PM EST

'President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of giving away classified information when he discussed aliens during a recent podcast appearance.'

“He gave classified information, he’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump told reporters Thursday aboard Air Force One.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/trump-says-obama-gave-classified-information-in-alien-comments

Additional Mainstream Media Coverage

CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-ufo-records-9.7098654
CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/20/trump-us-aliens-ufo-extraterrestrial-files.html
BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g57gqqln1o
CTV https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/trump-says-he-will-direct-us-government-agencies-to-release-files-related-to-extraterrestrial-life/Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-claims-obama-revealed-classified-information-when-he-said-aliens-are-real-2026-02-19/
Yahoo News Canada https://ca.news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-orders-pentagon-release-034220277.html

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