“They’re real, but I haven’t seen them,” the former president said.

No, Barack Obama did not just reveal the existence of E.T. As The Daily Beast’s (self-appointed) UFO beat reporter, I took special notice when the former president declared that “aliens are real” during an interview with podcaster and political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen.

Lara Trump recently claimed the president already has a speech prepared on UFOs.

For decades, scientists have been actively searching for signs of extraterrestrial life. Fromradio waves to laser flashes and infrared heat signatures, the hunt for alien technosignatures has captivated both researchers and the public.

Save for the Predator franchise's Yautja and Alien's Xenomorphs, these are the coolest extraterrestrials to ever grace cinema history.

For decades, scientists have searched the skies for signs of extraterrestrial technology. A study from EPFL asks a sharp question: if alien signals have already reached Earth without us noticing, what should we realistically expect to detect today?

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