International UFO Bureau Responds to Trump & Obama UAP Statements
Oklahoma City, OK, March 16, 2026 -- Founded in 1957, the International UFO Bureau (IUFOB) is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to documenting, analyzing, and preserving evidence related to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). IUFOB is the archival home of the original 1973 sighting report filed by future President Jimmy Carter, representing the only known instance in which a future U.S. president formally submitted a UFO account to a civilian organization. See: www.InternationalUFOBureau.com
That historical record now forms the backdrop against which recent public statements from former presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump have reignited national attention on the phenomenon.
In the last several weeks, Obama reiterated that the U.S. government holds sensor data and visual recordings of aerial objects that remain unexplained, noting that “there is footage and records of objects in the skies that we don’t know exactly what they are.” His comments reflect a continued shift toward transparency at the highest levels of former federal leadership.
In near parallel, Trump publicly stated he would support the release of additional government files related to UFOs, UAP, and extraterrestrial questions, citing immense public interest and the need for greater clarity. His remarks further emphasize the growing willingness of former presidents to engage this subject directly.
Taken together, these modern acknowledgments reflect an evolving posture revealing a significant contrast to the era in which Carter submitted his detailed written sighting to IUFOB, decades before presidents openly discussed such matters.
“Carter’s report remains a remarkable piece of presidential history,” said Mindy Tautfest, CEO of IUFOB. “It represents a moment when a future president documented an anomalous event with sincerity and without political calculation. Today, as former presidents speak more openly about UAP, the historical record gains new relevance and IUFOB’s role in preserving that record becomes even more important.”
As national discourse continues to shift, the International UFO Bureau remains committed to safeguarding evidentiary archives, contextualizing historical testimony, and supporting a rigorous, multidisciplinary approach to the study of unidentified aerial phenomena.
See: www.InternationalUFOBureau.com
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