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UFOs and Extraterrestrial Life

The latest news, analysis and opinion on UFOs and Extraterrestrial Life. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

An alien sculpture in the California town of Baker, known as the ‘Gateway to Area 51’. Photo: AFP

Trump says he’s ordering release of US files on UFOs and aliens

US president directs the Pentagon to release records on extraterrestrial life after accusing Obama of disclosing ‘classified information’.

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Are aliens real? Obama says yes but rules out long-running conspiracy

16 Feb 2026 - 1:13PM

My Take | Sorry, there are no UFOs, just a vast US deep state conspiracy

14 Jun 2025 - 4:31AM

Close encounters: inside Japan’s growing fascination with UFOs

Politicians claim sightings, museums report rising visitor numbers – and ‘contact events’ draw thousands seeking alien encounters.

6 Apr 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

Japan’s fascination with unidentified flying objects has surged in recent years. Photo: Shutterstock

‘Don’t panic!’ Mystery sky spiral caused by SpaceX rocket fuel, experts say

The Falcon 9 rocket was carrying classified cargo on a mission for the US agency that manages the country’s military’s spy satellites.

26 Mar 2025 - 2:04AMvideocam

US congressman says aliens exist under sea, large craft moves at incredible speeds

Congressman Tim Burchett says admiral told him about massive alien craft moving at ‘hundreds of miles an hour underwater’.

24 Jan 2025 - 1:40PM

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Pentagon says no Iranian ‘mothership’ off US after mysterious drone sightings

Dozens of mysterious nighttime flights over New Jersey have raised growing concern among residents and officials.

12 Dec 2024 - 2:22PM

In this image taken from video, what appears to be drones flying over Randolph, New Jersey on December 4, 2024. Photo: MartyA45_ /TMX via AP

New Pentagon report on UFOs reveals hundreds of incidents worldwide

Pentagon review includes cases of misidentified balloons, birds and satellites – and others that defy easy explanation.

15 Nov 2024 - 12:18PMvideocam

Security concern or ‘nothing better to do’? Japan to investigate UFO sightings

The group says it will push for the government to track and investigate data on unidentified aerial phenomena, which could be potential security threats.

30 May 2024 - 1:00PMvideocam

US quashes conspiracy theories, says no evidence of secret work on alien tech

A report that reviewed claims of alien encounters dating back to the 1940s concluded that most sightings were ordinary objects and the result of misidentification.

9 Mar 2024 - 12:10PMvideocam

Boxes of alien-themed beer displayed at the Alien Research Centre in Hiko, Nevada. Photo: Reuters

Thailand hosts UFO music festival in city that sect claims is ‘Area 51 of Asia’

In central Thailand, where a Buddhist UFO sect claims it has been speaking to aliens for two decades, believers are flocking to the ‘first UFO music festival in Asia’.

20 Jan 2024 - 5:05PM

Thai rock star Sek Loso was among the acts at ‘Belief Fest’. Photo: Neil Shelley

Beijing is buzzing over the UFO spotted by residents – but what was it?

People in the capital and other parts of China saw ‘glowing object’ that flew rapidly from west to east.

16 Jan 2024 - 4:47PMvideocam

Video | Nasa names new UFO czar

15 Sep 2023 - 12:52PM

Chinese space authority says no proof aliens exist

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation responds to public questions about extraterrestrial life for the first time.

15 Sep 2023 - 3:35PMvideocam

The “alien bodies” on display in the Mexican congress. Photo: AFP

Is the truth in here? Nasa releases UFO report after year-long study

The US space agency says it wants to shift the conversation on unidentified anomalous phenomena ‘from sensationalism to science’.

15 Sep 2023 - 1:29PMvideocam

Nasa Administrator Bill Nelson attends a press conference at the US space agency’s headquarters in Washington on Thursday. Photo: TNS

Video | Purported ‘alien’ bodies shown to Mexican congress

14 Sep 2023 - 5:30PM

Purported ‘alien’ bodies shown at UFO hearing in Mexico

The alleged bodies of two ‘non-human’ beings were presented during a congressional hearing in Mexico, generating a mixture of surprise, disbelief and ridicule on social media.

14 Sep 2023 - 6:00PMvideocam

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US-China relations

My Take | Is the US about to blame UFO phenomena on China?

A former top Nasa official thinks UFOs may not be the work of little green men but nasty people from China. Some top US senators now want an independent commission to investigate.

29 Aug 2023 - 9:00PM

A woman looks at a UFO display outside of the Little A’Le’Inn, in Rachel, Nevada, the closest town to Area 51 on July 22, 2019. Photo: AP

Chinese ‘spy balloon’ is featured in US congressional hearing about UFOs

Subcommittee chairman cites incident as an example of a lack of governmental transparency or preparedness concerning unidentified aerial phenomena.

27 Jul 2023 - 6:30AMvideocam

Opinion | As a US whistle-blower raises the UFO question, it may be time to look for answers

A whistle-blower says he gave US authorities extensive classified information about deeply covert programmes that possess retrieved craft of non-human origin. It is easy to dismiss these claims as fantasy or fabrication, but perhaps it’s time the world took the issue seriously.

17 Jun 2023 - 12:30AMvideocam

‘We’re terrified’: US police investigate after man sees aliens in backyard

A 911 caller said something ‘100 per cent not human’ was staring at him soon after he and his family saw an object fall from the sky.

10 Jun 2023 - 4:23PM

The Las Vegas Police Department responded to a call from a man who claimed a UFO crashed in his backyard. Photo: Las Vegas Review-Journal/TNS

Life on Jupiter? European probe sets off to examine planet and its moons

The Juice probe is on a mission to learn if the planet’s satellites are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans.

15 Apr 2023 - 3:21AM

An Ariane rocket carrying the robotic explorer Juice takes off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on Friday. Photo: European Space Agency via AP

Australian space telescope uncovers surprise ‘monster’ galaxies

Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology research team said they expected to find little galaxies close to the dawn of the universe, not such whoppers.

24 Feb 2023 - 1:35AMvideocam

Do US ‘object’ shootdowns herald the end of UFO sightings?

The US task force on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena hasn’t been able to completely explain strange sightings, but the recent encounters may hold some answers.

14 Feb 2023 - 8:00AMvideocam

Video | Secret rocket launch spooks South Koreans

2 Jan 2023 - 6:15PM

South Koreans spooked as secret rocket launch mistaken for UFO

‘I’m scared’: South Korea’s secret rocket launch sparks UFO alarm

Some people said they saw mysterious lights, and others speculated it was a drone light show or a supernatural phenomenon.

30 Dec 2022 - 10:51PMvideocam

A light trail is seen in Goyang, South Korea, on December 30, 2022. Photo: AP

Pentagon has received ‘several hundreds’ of new UFO reports

However, the new All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office has not found any evidence of alien life.

17 Dec 2022 - 6:52AMvideocam

Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo

Video | ‘China is a frenemy’: Neil deGrasse Tyson on space race

19 Nov 2022 - 9:52AM

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