Presidential UFO chatter rekindles debate on life beyond Earth
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Interest in extraterrestrial life has surged again after Obama said aliens are real but offered no evidence; the piece traces past presidents’ ties to UFO lore—from Carter’s 1969 sighting and Voyager records to Reagan’s use of an alien threat metaphor and Clinton’s Area 51 research—alongside ongoing calls for government transparency and rumors of a forthcoming Trump speech, all against a backdrop of polls suggesting a majority of Americans believe extraterrestrial life exists.
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