The age-old question remains: have extraterrestrial beings ever set foot on our planet?
If anyone had the answer, it would be the US Government, and they’ve finally shared their findings.
During a press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday (October 17), Major General Pat Ryder addressed a range of pressing issues.
These included North Korean soldiers reportedly fighting for Russia in Ukraine, the death of Hamas’ leader Yahya Sinwar, and the B-2 stealth bomber’s artillery strikes on Houthi-controlled military sites in Yemen.
These topics, among others, dominated the day’s news headlines.
Amidst these discussions, Jeff Schogol, a journalist from the military news outlet Task & Purpose, seized the moment to inquire, albeit indirectly, about the possibility of extraterrestrial visits to Earth.
He remarked, “Given the news cycle, you could announce anything about aliens or extraterrestrial life, and no one would care.
“So… I’m just going to take the shot. What do you got on UFOs, aliens, etc.?”
In response, Ryder humorously referenced the iconic sci-fi series The X-Files, using its tagline ‘the truth is out there’, before addressing Schogol.
He stated, “The truth is out there, Jeff, and the truth is, we have no evidence to indicate extraterrestrial life has visited the planet.”
Thus, according to the US Government, which oversees the mysterious Area 51—a site often linked to UFO lore—there is no evidence of alien visits to Earth.
Officially known as the Nevada Test and Training Range, Area 51 serves as a training ground for the US Air Force today.
But what did Ryder imply when he mentioned that the truth is already accessible?
In 2022, the Department of Defense launched the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) to explore the possibility of alien encounters with Earth.
The investigation concluded with a report stating: “The aggregate findings of all USG [US Government] investigations to date have not found even one case of UAP [unidentified anomalous phenomena aka UFO] representing off-world technology.”
It further noted that certain ‘authentic sensitive national security programs’ had been ‘mistaken’ for UFO activities.
The report added, “AARO has no evidence for the USG reverse-engineering narrative provided by interviewees and has been able to disprove the majority of the interviewees’ claims.”
So, for now, the answer remains a definitive no.