The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has registered the alien.gov and aliens.gov web domains, adding them to the official government website registry. The move comes a month after President Donald Trump directed agencies to release files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), commonly known as UFOs.
White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly did little to dispel speculation, responding to a journalist's query with “Stay tuned!” and an alien emoji. The registrations follow multiple congressional hearings and reports on UAPs, which have dismissed evidence of alien activity but left some sightings unresolved.
Michael Gold, former NASA associate administrator and member of its independent UAP study team, welcomed the transparency. “The fact that we’re discussing that the administration is reviewing files, releasing data via websites is a real accomplishment,” he said. Gold testified in 2024 about the stigma that had hindered study of the issue.
Trump has directed agencies to identify and release government files on alien life, UAPs and UFOs. He has said he has met “serious people” who report seeing “really strange things” flying around. Senior officials, including Vice-President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have also expressed interest, with Rubio noting reports of unknown aircraft over US nuclear sites.
Interest in UAPs spans the political spectrum. Former President Barack Obama said on a podcast that aliens “are real but I haven’t seen them”, while Hillary Clinton vowed in 2016 to “get to the bottom” of alien conspiracies. However, much official focus is driven by national security concerns, such as a recent shelter-in-place order at Barksdale Air Force Base due to UAP incursions.
Gold noted that UAPs have united politicians across party lines, including Republican Tim Burchett and Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “Only UAP could bring politicians with such divergent views together,” he said, adding that any effort in this area is “inherently positive”.
