Is it all just smoke and mirrors? The Department of War released over 160 previously classified files on Friday in an effort for greater transparency surrounding UFOs, aliens and extraterrestrial life — but some experts believe the government is still hiding key information from us.

Barack Obama dismissed alien cover-up conspiracy theories, telling Stephen Colbert the government is terrible at keeping secrets about UFOs.

Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has claimed that declassified UFO files suggest the existence of biblical demons rather than extraterrestrial beings, sparking debate over the interpretation of the documents.

Out of everything the Trump administration had promised its citizens recently, one task is definitely on track—that of declassifying extraterrestrial .

Why so many Americans want to believe that extraterrestrials exist—and that the government is hiding the truth