Trump Orders Release of UFO/UAP Files: A Step Toward Disclosure or Another Layer of Shadow?

In a move that sent ripples through the UFO/UAP community overnight, President Donald Trump announced on February 19, 2026, via Truth Social that he is directing federal agencies—including the Department of Defense under Secretary Pete Hegseth—to begin the process of identifying and releasing government files related to “alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters.”

The directive comes amid what Trump described as “tremendous interest” in the topic, sparked in part by recent public comments from former President Barack Obama suggesting aliens may be “real” (though Obama later clarified he saw no direct evidence during his tenure). Trump, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One earlier that day, expressed uncertainty himself—“I don’t know if they’re real or not”—while accusing Obama of mishandling classified information on the subject. Hours later, the social media post shifted gears, framing the release as a response to public demand rather than personal belief.

For decades, whistleblowers, congressional hearings, and declassified reports (from Project Blue Book to the 2021 UAP Preliminary Assessment and beyond) have teased the existence of unexplained aerial encounters involving military pilots, radar data, and objects defying conventional physics. Advocates like Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), a longtime champion of UAP transparency, hailed the announcement as a potential breakthrough, calling it validation for years of pushing for openness.

Yet questions linger in the ether:

- What exactly will be released? Trump’s language emphasizes “identifying and releasing” rather than immediate full declassification—suggesting a review process that could take months or years, with possible redactions for national security.

- Is this genuine momentum toward disclosure, or a strategic pivot amid broader political currents (some critics, including Rep. Thomas Massie, have already quipped it could serve as a “weapon of mass distraction” from other controversies)?

- And the eternal ParaHouse query: If non-human intelligence has interacted with humanity, what form might those first unredacted truths take—biological evidence, craft materials, or something far stranger?

The timing aligns with growing cultural fascination: documentaries like Age of Disclosure, betting markets on Polymarket surging with volume on UFO file releases before 2027, and a public increasingly weary of official silence. Whether this yields paradigm-shifting revelations or incremental drips of previously seen data, the president’s order has reignited the conversation.

At ParaHouse, we’ve long held space for both the empirical and the enigmatic. We invite our readers—subscribers, truth seekers, UFO and ghost hunters alike—to watch this unfold. Share your thoughts in the comments, your sightings in our reader portal, or your rituals for clarity under the stars.

Disclosure may not arrive in a single thunderclap, but every file unsealed brings us one breath closer to the unknown.

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Sources: Truth Social (@realDonaldTrump), AP News, Reuters, USA Today, The Debrief, and public congressional records on UAP.