US Vice President JD Vance revealed that he’s “obsessed” with UFOs and plans to research the phenomenon in larger element over the approaching weeks. In candid remarks throughout an episode of the Ruthless Podcast launched on Friday, Vance instructed hosts he was “notably targeted” on the topic and intends to make use of a part of the August recess to discover unexplained sightings. “Like I’m obsessive about the entire UFO factor. ‘What’s really happening?’ ‘What have been these movies all about?’ ‘What’s really taking place?’” the vice chairman stated unprompted. “I haven’t gotten to the underside of it but however we’re solely six months in, we’ve been very busy,” he added, chuckling. “The August recess is partially me gonna attempt to dive to the underside of the entire UFO factor from final 12 months.” It stays unclear whether or not Vance was referring to the wave of unexplained drone sightings over New Jersey’s Picatinny Arsenal, which started on 13 November final 12 months. Witnesses described seeing plane the dimensions of vehicles hovering close to the army web site, the New York Put up reported. Earlier this 12 months, the Trump administration cited a report from the Federal Aviation Administration that discovered no file of surprising aerial exercise through the interval, regardless of a flurry of public concern. Throughout the identical podcast episode, co-host Michael Duncan additionally shared his long-standing curiosity about extraterrestrial phenomena. “I’ve been to Roswell,” Duncan stated. “I’ve completed the excursions. I’ve completed the entire thing.” “Did you see any aliens?” Vance requested. “No. I noticed the hangar the place they have been,” Duncan replied, seemingly earnest. “As soon as I unravel it, if there’s something there, I’ll be sure you’re the primary to know,” Vance responded. The tone of the dialog left it unsure whether or not Vance was solely severe, although his curiosity appeared real. One other senior Trump official, secretary of state Marco Rubio, has additionally been vocal in regards to the concern. As a senator, Rubio instructed NewsNation in 2023 that high US officers had “first-hand information” of a secret Pentagon crash retrieval programme. Rubio lately gave an interview for the forthcoming documentary Age of Disclosure, which has drawn appreciable consideration from UFO disclosure advocates.
