After setting social media abuzz by saying aliens were real, former President Barack Obama said he didn't see evidence that aliens "have made contact with us."

“They’re real,” Obama replied, before adding, “But I haven’t seen them and they’re not being kept in Area 51. There is no underground facility. Unless there is this enormous conspiracy, and they hid it from the president of the United States.”

Obama says vast universe makes extraterrestrial life possible but stresses there is no proof aliens have visited Earth - Anadolu Ajansı

Former President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us,” after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend.

Former US president Barack Obama moved to clarify his remarks about aliens just hours after they sparked a global media frenzy, saying he has seen no evidence of extraterrestrial life, according to The Guardian.

“Are aliens real?” Cohen had asked, to which Obama replied, “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them.” “They’re not being kept in Area 51,” Obama said. “There’s no underground facility — unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.” Obama’s comments, understandably, set the Internet aflame.

Trump has a lengthy history of retaining classified information. He said he would “help“ Obama by declassifying any documents related to aliens or UFOs.

Trump said he'd direct agencies to begin sourcing and "releasing government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life."