A declassified CIA file recently released to the public details claims Soviet soldiers shot down a UFO, only to be “turned to stone” by aliens. The encounter reportedly occurred in 1993 in the former Soviet Union.

Former US president Barack Obama moved to clarify his remarks about aliens just hours after they sparked a global media frenzy, saying he has seen no evidence of extraterrestrial life, according to The Guardian.

Former US President Barack Obama has clarified that he has seen 'no evidence' of extraterrestrial life, tempering remarks that fuelled global headlines suggesting he believed 'aliens are real'. The comments came amid renewed public fascination with UFOs,

Trump said he'd direct agencies to begin sourcing and "releasing government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life."