The U.S. federal government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a component of the Department of Homeland Security, registered two new internet domains, Alien.gov and Aliens.gov, on Tuesday, March 17. The registrations, recorded by get.gov, the registry CISA manages for government websites, have ignited widespread speculation regarding potential revelations from the Trump administration concerning extraterrestrial life and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).
As of the current reporting, neither website is live, with attempts to access the URLs resulting in an error message. Public data from CISA indicates that both sites are hosted on Cloudflare servers, an internet infrastructure company widely used for commercial websites. The timing of these registrations has drawn particular attention, as a banner on the get.gov website notes that new domain requests are not being processed due to a lapse in federal funding, yet these alien-themed domains were registered during this period. The registrations were first detected by a bot tracking .gov domains and subsequently reported by 404 Media.
The White House has not offered a detailed official explanation for the domain registrations. When pressed for answers, White House Principal Deputy press secretary Anna Kelly issued a concise response, stating, "Stay tuned!" and included an alien emoji in her message. The Pentagon, when questioned about the new .gov domains, their intended content, and any potential shift in the government's UAP reporting plans, referred all inquiries back to the White House.
These developments occur weeks after President Donald Trump publicly committed to the release of government files related to UFOs and extraterrestrial subject matter. Citing "tremendous interest" in the topic, President Trump directed the Secretary of War and other relevant agencies to begin identifying and disclosing any UFO-related files. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth subsequently acknowledged the directive, reposting President Trump’s original disclosure promise on social media, also accompanied by an alien emoji. Hegseth later provided an update on the declassification efforts, stating, "We’ve got our people working on it right now. I don’t want to oversell how much time it will take, right? We’re digging in. We’re going to be in full compliance with that executive order, eager to provide that for the President."
President Trump’s recent push for disclosure follows earlier comments made by Barack Obama. Obama had stated on a podcast with Brian Tyler Cohen that he believes extraterrestrial life exists, though he had never personally seen evidence of it. President Trump later criticized Obama for these remarks, suggesting he had released "classified information." During a public exchange, President Trump commented on Obama's statements, saying, "He gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that." While President Trump has since indicated he does not definitively know whether aliens exist, he has continued to publicly reference the issue.
Government efforts to address UAP transparency predate the current administration's initiatives. In 2023, President Joe Biden signed legislation mandating the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to establish a comprehensive collection of government files pertaining to UAPs. Some of these records are currently accessible for public viewing on the National Archives website. The law further requires NARA to compile information concerning "technologies of unknown origin and nonhuman intelligence." However, the measure includes provisions allowing government agencies to retain certain records as classified if deemed necessary for national security. The registration of Alien.gov and Aliens.gov now adds another layer to the ongoing public and governmental engagement with the topic of unidentified aerial phenomena and potential extraterrestrial life.
