On February 14, 2026, former U.S. President Barack Obama told journalist Brian Tyler Cohen on the No Lie podcast that “they’re real,” saying extraterrestrials exist though he has not seen them. He dismissed Area 51 conspiracy claims—saying there is no underground facility unless it was hidden from even a president—and joked the first question he’d asked as president was, “Where are the aliens?” The remark, brief and not elaborated, ignited renewed debate amid recent Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena disclosures, leaked military footage and veterans’ testimonies; Obama did not assert direct contact or provide new evidence and called for scientific inquiry immediately. (newsweek.com)