US Vice President JD Vance said Friday that he is “obsessed” with investigating government information about unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and believes that aliens are actually demons.
“I have not been able to spend enough time on this to really understand it, but I am going to, trust me. I’m obsessed with this,” Vance told podcaster Benny Johnson, laughing.
“I’ve still got three more years as vice president. I will get to the bottom of the UFO files,” he added.
Vance’s comments came after Johnson asked about President Donald Trump’s February order directing federal agencies to begin “identifying and releasing” government files related to UFOs and aliens.
Trump said the move was “based on the tremendous interest shown,” the same month former President Barack Obama said aliens were “real,” though he had not personally seen them.
Trump later told reporters that Obama “gave classified information, he is not supposed to be doing that.”
On the nature of UFOs, Vance told Johnson, “I don’t think they’re aliens. I think they’re demons,” describing this as a Christian understanding of “celestial beings who fly around who do weird things to people.”
No evidence has been produced of intelligent life beyond Earth, but interest in UFOs has grown in recent years as the US government investigated reports of unusual aircraft amid concerns that foreign powers might be testing advanced technology.
In March 2024, the Pentagon released a report stating it had no proof that unidentified aerial phenomena were alien technology, reported AFP. Many reported sightings were later identified as weather balloons, spy planes, satellites, or other normal activity.
