Obama Says “Aliens Are Real” – Then Clarifies…
That UFO Podcast
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🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Former President Barack Obama has sparked a global reaction after saying “Aliens are real” during an interview with political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen.
The clip has gone viral worldwide.
But is it confirmation… or context taken out of a speed-round moment?
In this 16-minute news update, I break down:
• The exact quote
• His follow-up clarification on Instagram
• The Area 51 reference
• Why he specifically said “during my presidency”
• Whether this could be part of soft disclosure
• And what it means for the broader UFO conversation
Obama previously addressed UFOs on The Late Late Show with James Corden, stating:
“There are things I just can’t tell you on air.”
So what changed?
Let me know your thoughts in the comments - was this scientific probability, a Freudian slip, or something more deliberate?
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| 0:34.4 | with Indeed. President Barack Obama has confirmed aliens are real, |
| 0:39.9 | or is it quite as clear cut as we think? |
| 0:50.3 | Hi everyone and welcome back to that UFO podcast. |
| 0:53.9 | As always, my name is Andy, and I hope you appreciated that little cold open because that statement is exactly what we're here to discuss. |
| 1:03.4 | Trending worldwide, President Barack Obama has indeed confirmed aliens are real. It's what he was asked and he said that as much. I'm going |
| 1:10.9 | to read you the exact quotes. Now this comes from Brian Tyler Cohen's podcast. Now let me just tell |
| 1:17.2 | you, he is an American political commentator, YouTuber and podcast host. It's a pro-democratic |
| 1:23.3 | party analysis podcast and he's built a big online audience, hundreds of thousands of followers |
| 1:28.2 | on X. He's got sharp monologues, interviews, rapid response commentary on US politics. Now, he got |
| 1:35.4 | an interview with, indeed, former President Barack Obama. And he asks him, and I'll give you some |
| 1:41.3 | context around this as well. And that's why I'm doing this |
| 1:44.2 | as a standalone episode. Don't know how long this will go, but it's really lit the world on fire |
| 1:50.3 | for a lot of reasons, and I'll give you my thoughts too. Now, he asks him, are aliens real? Obama, |
| 1:58.3 | it's very casual, you know, he's laid back, he's got his cup of coffee. Obama says, |
| 2:02.7 | and I'm going to quote this as carefully as possible, folks, because this has become an issue from the |
| 2:08.2 | interview. He says, uh, they're real, but I haven't seen them and they are not being kept in, |
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