By Virginia Grace McKinnon, The Daily Signal | April 29, 2026
The Artemis II crewopens in a new tab met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office today, celebrating their successful mission around the moon. While the country has its eyes set on space, Trump hinted at releasing government records related to unidentified flying objectsopens in a new tab.
“I think we’re going to be releasing as much as we can in the near future,” Trump told The Daily Signal’s Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell when she asked him about the UFO reports from the Pentagon.
“We’re going to be releasing a lot of things from that, and I think some of it’s going to be very interesting to people,” he said.
“It’s been in the minds of people for a long time, and that is they want to find out about the UFOs and anything having to do with UFO or related material,” Trump continued.
The president shared that he has interviewed many people on unidentified flying objects, including pilots and some “very solid people.”
“They said they saw things that you wouldn’t believe. So, you’re going to be reading about it,” Trump said.
Trump recently announced that a Pentagon study has “found many interesting documents.” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the Department of Defense is working with the president to release these studies.
Trump also confirmed that the Artemis program is “ahead of schedule.” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman shared with the press that the Artemis program is on track to complete its next mission.
“We have an achievable plan,” Isaacman said when asked about landing on the moon. Artemis III is set to launch in 2027 in partnership with SpaceX and Blue Origin, which will leave NASA with two opportunities to launch moon-landing missions in 2028.
Trump has prioritized space exploration and has vowed to ensure human spaceflight has investment beyond his presidency. The Artemis program is leading the United States to build a permanent, sustained human presence on the moon by 2030.
Virginia Grace McKinnon is a journalism fellow for the Daily Signal.
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