JD Vance says he doesn’t thinks UFO sightings are demons, not aliens

While discussing the mystery surrounding UFOs, Vice President JD Vance, who is Catholic, said he believes what people think of as extraterrestrials are actually “demons.”

During an interview with Vance, conservative commentator Benny Johnson asked the vice president, “Are you going to release all the UFO files?”

“Ah, we’re working on it,” Vance said.

He explained that when he took office, he “was obsessed with UFO files” but ended up being busy with other issues.

Vance said he would “get to the bottom of” the matter.

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Vice President JD Vance boards Air Force Two March 18, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Elizabeth Frantz-Pool/Getty Images)

“I don’t think they’re aliens. I think they’re demons anyway,” Vance noted.

Prompted by Johnson, Vance then elaborated on his views.

“Well, look, I think that celestial beings that fly, that do strange things to people – I think the desire to describe everything celestial… to describe it as aliens – I mean all the major religions of the world, including Christianity, the one that I believe in, have understood that there are strange things out there, and there are things that are very difficult to explain,” he said.

“And I naturally go – when I hear about an extra-natural phenomenon – that’s where I go, is the Christian understanding that, you know, there’s a lot of good there, but there’s also evil there,” he continued.

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Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump attend the inaugural meeting of the Peace Council at the Donald J. Trump Peace Institute February 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

He added that he thought one of the devil’s “great tricks was to convince people he never existed.”

Last month, President Donald Trump said he would order the release of records relating to the issue of aliens and UFOs.

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Vice President JD Vance speaks on stage at Engineering Design Services, Inc. March 18, 2026, in Auburn Hills, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

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“Based on the overwhelming interest shown, I will direct the Secretary of War and other relevant departments and agencies to begin the process of identifying and releasing government files related to extraterrestrial and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), as well as any other information related to these very complex, but extremely interesting and important issues. GOD BLESS AMERICA!'” the president said in an article in Truth Social in February.