The Trump administration has registered the federal domain Aliens.gov, amid renewed public interest in unidentified anomalous phenomena, often referred to as UFOs or UAPs.
President Donald Trump’s recently pledged to release more government records on the subject.
Public federal registry data, first reported on by 404 Media, shows the domain was registered this week by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which manages .gov domains for federal agencies. As of Wednesday, the website was not active and did not display any content. No formal announcement accompanied the registration, and officials have not explained how the domain will be used.
White House principal deputy press secretary Anna Kelly told Decrypt News to “stay tuned” when asked about the website. The outlet reported that the message was accompanied by a smiling alien emoji.
Who registered Aliens.gov?
According to publicly available domain records cited by 404media, the registration was handled through CISA, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security that oversees the federal .gov domain system. CISA routinely registers domains on behalf of government entities, sometimes as a precautionary measure to prevent misuse or impersonation.
Why the timing has drawn attention
The registration comes about a month after Trump said he would direct federal agencies to begin identifying and releasing government records related to alien life, unidentified aerial phenomena and UFOs, citing heightened public interest. Trump made the remarks after former President Barack Obama said during a podcast appearance that aliens were “real,” a comment Obama later clarified as a statistical observation rather than evidence of extraterrestrial contact.
Trump has since said he does not know whether aliens exist but has continued to reference the issue publicly, fueling speculation about potential disclosures.
How this fits into existing government efforts
The Pentagon already maintains a public-facing office dedicated to investigating unexplained sightings. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, created in 2022, serves as the Defense Department’s central hub for UAP reporting and analysis. AARO has stated repeatedly that it has found no evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology, though some cases remain unexplained due to limited data.
Separately, the National Archives is in the process of collecting and publishing UAP-related records as required by law, making them available on a rolling basis to the public.
What remains unclear
As of now, there is no official indication that Aliens.gov will host UAP records, serve as a public reporting portal, or be used for another purpose entirely. Federal agencies sometimes register domains long before they are deployed, or simply to prevent outside misuse.
Without an official explanation, the White House registration of Aliens.gov remains notable for its timing, but unresolved in terms of its function.
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