Barack Obama on the existence of aliens: They are real, but not in Area 51

In the published interview, Barack Obama addressed one of the most intriguing issues for public opinion: the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations. The former United States president unequivocally stated that aliens are real, although he personally never had the chance to see them. The statement was made during a conversation with Brian Tyler Cohen and immediately sparked a wave of comments in global media. Obama emphasized that his knowledge is based on information available to him as head of state, which gives the declaration particular significance. Since the 1940s, legends about alien spacecraft crashes have grown in the United States, especially after the 1947 Roswell incident, which became the foundation of modern ufology culture.Part of the conversation was devoted to the famous military base known as Area 51. Barack Obama firmly denied rumors that the government is holding alien beings or their spacecraft there. He jokingly noted that if there were a secret underground facility with aliens there, it would have to be hidden even from the President of the United States, which he considered unlikely. This statement comes at a time when institutions such as NASA and the Pentagon are officially establishing research units like AARO to analyze unidentified anomalous phenomena. „They are real, but I haven't seen them, and they are not being held in Area 51.” — Barack Obama It is worth noting that in recent years, the debate about UFOs (now more often referred to as UAP) has moved from the fringes of conspiracy theories to the mainstream of politics. Successive hearings before the US Congress and testimonies from former intelligence agents, such as David Grusch, are forcing state institutions to be more transparent regarding airspace security and potential contacts with unknown technology.