On February 20, 2026, President Donald Trump announced an executive order directing the Pentagon and federal agencies to identify and release government files related to extraterrestrial life and UAP, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly committing to compliance and signaling accelerated disclosure efforts.
On January 23, 2026, the House Oversight Committee's Task Force on Declassification held a hearing where Air Force veteran Dylan Borland provided sworn testimony about direct knowledge of non-human craft and technologies, describing sustained retaliation he endured for over a decade after becoming a whistleblower.
As of March 18, 2026, the White House registered two new government domains (alien.gov and aliens.gov) to support UAP disclosure efforts, while Rep. Eric Burlison disclosed the House UAP Caucus has identified a new whistleblower who prefers classified briefing settings over public testimony.