2026-05-08 13:04:36

Barack Obama has shut down conspiracy theories claiming the US government is secretly hiding aliens.

The former US President addressed the long-running speculation during an appearance on CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where he firmly denied there was any major extraterrestrial cover-up taking place behind closed doors.

Obama was quizzed about a viral remark he made earlier this year suggesting aliens were “real”, which fuelled online frenzy among UFO believers. But the former White House chief clarified that he simply meant life could exist somewhere in the vast universe, not that Earth has already made contact.

Host Stephen Colbert joked that “nobody believed you” when Obama tried to explain the comment away, before urging him to tell the truth.

Obama responded: “Here’s the thing: For those of you who still think that we’ve gotten little green men underground somewhere, one of the things you learn as president is the government is terrible at keeping secrets.

“This idea of conspiracy theories – if there were aliens or alien spaceships or anything under the control of the United States government that we knew about, seen, photographs, what have you … I promise you some guy guarding the installation would have taken a selfie with one of the aliens and sent it to his girlfriend to impress her. There would be leaks.”

Despite dismissing the rumours, Obama admitted he would happily take charge if humanity ever did encounter extraterrestrials.

The former President said: “First contact, I think I would be a good emissary for the planet.

“I’ve got some experience at statecraft and diplomacy. I’m friendly. So I actually think I could do a pretty good job.”

He then added bluntly: “But it hasn’t happened yet.”

Obama’s comments come as speculation around UFO disclosure continues to intensify in the US.

Last week, President Donald Trump claimed the Pentagon is preparing to release “very interesting” UFO files, adding: “We’re going to be releasing a lot of things that we haven’t.”

The growing fascination with alien life has also been boosted by buzz surrounding Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film Disclosure Day, which imagines how humanity would react if proof of extraterrestrial life suddenly emerged.

But according to Obama, anyone expecting secret underground alien bunkers may want to lower their expectations.

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