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Trump recounts pilots’ ‘very strange’ UFO stories but says he remains sceptical

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Tong, Z. (2026, November 10). Trump recounts pilots’ ‘very strange’ UFO stories but says he remains sceptical. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3373863/trump-recounts-pilots-very-strange-ufo-stories-says-he-remains-sceptical

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During an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes, President Trump discussed UFO sightings reported by pilots, describing their accounts as "very strange." Despite this, he expressed skepticism about extraterrestrial encounters, stating, “I’m not too much of a believer,” while acknowledging the credibility of the pilots who shared these experiences with him.

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On November 10, 2026, during an interview on the Sunday news program 60 Minutes, former US President Trump discussed pilots' reports of UFO sightings but remained skeptical. Trump described the pilots as credible individuals who shared accounts that he found very strange. He stated that in certain cases, pilots confirmed seeing something unusual and said there is "something going on out there," yet Trump himself does not believe entirely in extraterrestrial encounters.

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Trump recounts pilots’ ‘very strange’ UFO stories but says he remains sceptical US leader throws spotlight back on reports of extraterrestrial encounters during interview on Sunday news programme 60 Minutes

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2026-11-10 · South China Morning Post

Trump recounts pilots’ ‘very strange’ UFO stories but says he remains sceptical · assertive framing

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“I’m not too much of a believer,” Trump said, while describing the pilots as credible people whose accounts he took seriously. asserted

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“They’ve told me things that are very strange. asserted

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They said that, in certain cases, they said, ‘Yes, there’s something going on out there’.” asserted

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