President Donald Trump indicated Thursday that his administration plans to disclose a significant portion of government files on unidentified flying objects, hinting at revelations that would astonish the public.

Speaking in the Oval Office alongside the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission, which returned from a record-breaking flight on April 10, Trump said, "I think we’re going to be releasing as much as we can in the near future. Anything having to do with UFOs or related material we are going to be releasing." He added that the documents would prove "very interesting," recounting interviews with pilots from his first term who "saw things that you wouldn’t believe."

The remarks build on Trump's earlier directives for declassification. In February, following comments from former President Barack Obama suggesting the statistical likelihood of alien life, Trump tasked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth with reviewing and releasing files related to UFOs, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), and potential extraterrestrial matters. Hegseth confirmed the Pentagon was working on the process, coordinating with the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), which has logged over 2,000 UAP cases.

Trump first teased the upcoming releases earlier this month at a Turning Point USA rally in Phoenix, Arizona, where he noted a Pentagon UFO study his administration ordered had uncovered "many very interesting documents," with initial disclosures coming "very, very soon." The push for transparency aligns with demands from Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, who has viewed classified materials showing "things that are of nonhuman origin and creation," and Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee, who described briefings on "pretty wild" UAP encounters.

Luna recently called for the release of 46 military videos depicting UAPs near sensitive areas, such as Columbus, Ohio's airport and the Persian Gulf, citing national security implications. The Pentagon's AARO has welcomed the declassification effort, pledging to balance transparency with operational security.

Trump's initiative revives long-standing public interest in UFO disclosures, spurred by congressional hearings last year featuring whistleblowers on recovered non-human craft. While no timeline for the full release has been set, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly affirmed the administration's commitment to sharing as much as possible on these topics.

The announcements coincide with renewed focus on space exploration, highlighted by the Artemis II crew's achievement of venturing farther from Earth than any prior human mission. Trump praised the astronauts during the event, linking human space ambitions to broader questions about phenomena beyond our planet.

Advocates for disclosure, including the late former UK UFO investigator Nick Pope, have described such a release as potentially "the biggest story of all time," pointing to historical cases like Roswell and modern Navy encounters. Obama later clarified his podcast remarks, stating there is no evidence of aliens confined at sites like Area 51.

As the administration prepares the documents, anticipation grows among researchers and the public for insights into decades of classified reports on aerial anomalies.