The Executive Office of the President quietly registered the federal domain aliens.gov early Wednesday morning - with no website attached and no official explanation - just over a month after President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon and other federal agencies to begin releasing classified government files on UFOs and extraterrestrial life.
The domain was registered just after 6:30 a.m. and was flagged almost immediately by an automated bot that monitors new federal domain registrations. No website, no announcement, and no explanation accompanied the move.
The White House also registered the companion domain alien.gov. Pentagon spokespeople did not respond to questions about the registrations, what content they will support, or whether this signals a change in the government's plans for public UAP reporting. When pressed, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly responded simply: "Stay tuned!" - accompanied by a smiling alien emoji.
Public federal registry data shows the domain was registered through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the DHS component that manages the .gov domain system for federal agencies. CISA routinely registers domains on behalf of government entities, sometimes as a precautionary measure to prevent misuse or impersonation.
The registration follows a rapid-fire sequence of events that thrust the UFO topic back into the national spotlight. In February, former President Barack Obama said during a podcast appearance that aliens are "real," adding he personally had not seen them and they were not being kept at Area 51. Obama later clarified the comment was a statistical observation — not a disclosure - saying he saw no evidence during his presidency of extraterrestrial contact.
Trump responded by accusing Obama of sharing classified information, then hours later posted on Truth Social that he would direct federal agencies to begin "identifying and releasing" all government records related to alien life, UAP, and UFOs. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reshared Trump's post with alien and saluting emojis, and later confirmed the department would be "in full compliance" with the order.
The Pentagon's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, established in 2022 as the Defense Department's central hub for UAP investigations, currently has more than 2,000 active cases on its books. AARO has repeatedly stated it has found no evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity, or technology, though some cases remain unexplained due to limited data.
Lara Trump, speaking on a podcast, said the president has "played a little coy" when family members ask about UFOs and aliens, and suggested Trump has a speech prepared on the topic that he plans to deliver "at the right time." White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called a potential speech on aliens "very exciting" but said it was "news to me."
As of Thursday, aliens.gov still returned an error page.
