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Trump admin to begin releasing highly anticipated UFO and ‘extraterrestrial life’ files – here’s what to expect

Nypost · · 253 words · By Shane Galvin
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Trump admin to begin releasing highly anticipated UFO and ‘extraterrestrial life’ files – here’s what to expect It’s disclosure day.

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What happened

Trump admin to begin releasing highly anticipated UFO and ‘extraterrestrial life’ files – here’s what to expect It’s disclosure day.

Why it matters

The White House will begin the release of long-awaited UFO files on Friday – months after President Trump ordered top administration officials to get the ball rolling on the out-of-this-world intel, The Post has learned.

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The timeframe was disclosed during a West Wing meeting on Thursday attended by Rep.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “President Trump ordered top administration officials to get the ball rolling on the out-of-this-world intel”
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Multiple sources confirm that President Trump has directed US agencies and the defense department to begin the process of identifying and releasing government files on aliens and extraterrestrial life.
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web search NEUTRAL — Presidency of Donald Trump may refer toFirst presidency of Donald Trump, the United States presidential administration from 2017 to 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch: Obama gave "classified information" with alien comments, says Trump. US President Donald Trump says he will direct US agencies, including the defence department, to "begin the process of identi…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g57gqqln1o
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump has relished in portraying himself as the president who spills the secrets. In the first week returning to office, he ordered the release of records related to the assassinations of President Jo…
https://www.9news.com.au/world/trump-keeps-us-up-in-the-air-…
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Claim 2: “The timeframe was disclosed during a West Wing meeting on Thursday attended by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.)”
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The evidence mentions Rep. Tim Burchett's views on UFOs and his interactions with Trump, but there is no mention of a specific West Wing meeting on 'Thursday' where a timeframe for releases was disclosed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tim Burchett was opposed to U.S. military intervention against Iran, calling Senators Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz "war pimps" for their advocacy for bombing Iran.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burchett
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web search NEUTRAL — Tim Burchett's Pitch To Donald Trump On UFO Secrecy.On his social media platform Truth Social, Trump has promised to push the Pentagon and other federal agencies to release what they hold on 'unidenti…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/secret-ufo-files-tim-burchett-urge…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rep. Tim Burchett says “entities” are coming from 5-6 deep water sites on Earth pic.twitter.com/rdsfEY0oW3. The representative had a rather nonchalant attitude about that, too. “I’m not worried about …
https://futurism.com/congressman-burchett-aliens-water
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Claim 3: “The White House will begin the release of long-awaited UFO files on Friday”
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While multiple sources confirm Trump's general intent to release UFO files, none of the provided evidence specifies that the release will begin 'on Friday'. The specific timing is not corroborated across the provided sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — "We found many very interesting documents." President Trump said at a Turning Point USA event that his administration will begin releasing government files r...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LgVZG_TnvDw
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web search NEUTRAL — Since then, he has built suspense with tantalizing updates, teasing an imminent release of documents never before shared by the U.S. government. “We’re going to be releasing a lot of things that we ha…
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/03/nation/trump-keeps-us…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump says he will direct US agencies, including the defence department, to "begin the process of identifying and releasing" government files on aliens and extraterrestrial life.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g57gqqln1o
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Claim 4: “The first release will not include the 46 UFO videos that Congress has demanded the Department of War release to the public”
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The evidence mentions the AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office) coordinating releases, but none of the provided sources mention a specific count of '46 UFO videos' or that they would be excluded from the first release.
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web search NEUTRAL — "The Department of War's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is working in close coordination with the White House and across federal agencies to consolidate existing UAP records collections a…
https://nexusnewsfeed.com/article/unexplained/war-department…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump has said his administration will declassify and release government files on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the near future, describing some of the material as "very in…
https://www.sott.net/article/506039-Trump-says-very-interest…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump says he will direct US agencies, including the defence department, to "begin the process of identifying and releasing" government files on aliens and extraterrestrial life.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g57gqqln1o
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Claim 5: “Rep. Tim Burchett is a member of the House Oversight Committee’s task force on the declassification of federal secrets”
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Evidence from Congress.gov and Disclosdex confirms Tim Burchett is a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, and a separate search result explicitly mentions the 'Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets' within that committee.
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web search NEUTRAL — United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
https://oversight.house.gov/subcommittee/task-force-on-the-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3. H.R.8096 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) Duplication Scoring Act of 2026 Sponsor: Burchett, Tim [Rep.-R-TN-2] (Introduced 03/26/2026) Cosponsors: (4) Committees: House - Oversight and Government Refor…
https://www.congress.gov/member/tim-burchett/B001309
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web search NEUTRAL — Tim Burchett is the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 2nd district in the 119th Congress and is listed on official House Member pages with committee assignments that include House Oversight and Gove…
https://disclosdex.com/people/tim-burchett
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Claim 6: “Successive releases will come out in weekly tranches”
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The evidence confirms that files will be released and that there is a process for it, but there is no mention of the specific schedule of 'weekly tranches'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump says he will seek release of files on extraterrestrials, "based on the tremendous interest shown".In a 2024 report, the Pentagon said there was "no evidence" that the US government had encounter…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g57gqqln1o
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Ufo Files Release May 2026.And the AARO — the Pentagon’s own UAP task force — has compiled case files spanning years of military encounters. The question is not whether there is material. The qu…
https://www.unexplained.co/news/trump-ufo-files-release-may-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The registrations were logged just a month after Donald Trump pledged to release UFO‑related files in the US government’s possession. It also follows on multiple congressional hearings and reports on …
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/22/ufos-uaps-us…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.