J.D. Vance says UFOs may be demonic, not extraterrestrial
Vice President J.D. Vance said he believes UFOs may not be alien spacecraft but manifestations of spiritual forces, a claim that lands as Congress intensifies pressure on federal agencies to explain a growing number of unexplained aerial and underwater encounters.
“I don’t think they’re aliens,” Vance said in an interview with Benny Johnson. “When I hear about some sort of extra-natural phenomenon, that’s where I go—to the Christian understanding.”
The remarks arrive amid a steady drumbeat of congressional hearings examining what the government calls unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP. The most recent session, held Sept. 9, 2025, focused less on extraterrestrials and more on transparency—and who inside government may be withholding information.
This week, in a startling interview, Rep. Tim Burchett also weighed in describing what he’s seen and heard.
“I’ve been briefed by just about every alphabet agency there is. And, I’ll just say this, if they were to release the things that I’ve seen, you’d be up at night, worrying about, thinking about this stuff,” Burchett told Newsmax host Rob Finnerty on Wednesday.
According to the New York Post, Burchett, a member of the House Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, said he was briefed two weeks ago “on an issue” about extraterrestrial life that “would have set the Earth” on fire and “unglued” the country if released.
Lawmakers heard from military veterans and civilian investigators who described encounters with objects that appeared to outperform known aircraft. Jeffrey Nuccetelli told lawmakers the experiences were “incredibly profound” and changed how he viewed reality.
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The hearing, led by a House task force on declassification, also examined whether whistleblowers have been discouraged or punished for coming forward. Members pressed defense and intelligence agencies to provide more complete records on sightings, funding and internal investigations.
There were also moments that pushed the issue back into public fascination. Video presented at the hearing showed a U.S. military drone tracking a glowing object off Yemen in 2024, followed by footage suggesting a missile strike had little visible effect—though outside analysts later disputed that interpretation and pointed to more conventional explanations.
Vance did not reference classified evidence. Instead, he framed the phenomenon through theology, pointing to a long-standing Christian belief in unseen forces.
“There’s a lot of good out there,” he said, “but there’s also some evil out there.”
Among evangelical leaders, that line of thinking has circulated for decades. The late Bible teacher Chuck Missler frequently argued UFO encounters could reflect “interdimensional” or demonic deception. Others have been more cautious. Albert Mohler said on his podcast The Briefing that Christians should resist jumping to conclusions, even while affirming a supernatural worldview.
Still others take a very different approach. The Vatican has signaled openness to the possibility of extraterrestrial life. In a 2008 interview with the Vatican newspaper, Jesuit astronomer José Gabriel Funes said belief in “extraterrestrial brothers” does not contradict Christian doctrine, emphasizing that God’s creative power would not be limited to Earth.
That divide—between spiritual interpretation, scientific inquiry and government secrecy—has only widened as Washington leans further into the issue. Congress has now held multiple hearings featuring pilots, intelligence officials and sworn whistleblowers, yet many incidents remain officially unexplained.
Vance, for his part, made clear he intends to look deeper. He said he has pushed for more disclosure and even considered visiting sites tied to decades of UFO lore.
“I’m obsessed with this,” he said.
For now, the evidence remains contested. So do the explanations. But with a sitting vice president openly framing UFOs in spiritual terms, the debate is no longer confined to late-night radio or fringe conferences. It is unfolding in the center of American political life—and pulling theology along with it.
In February, President Trump directed the Pentagon and other agencies to release files on UFOs and “alien and extraterrestrial life” to the public.
“Based on the tremendous interest shown,” the president said, “I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters.”
Since the president’s February statement, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a federal agency, registered the domains aliens.gov and alien.gov, according to People.
–Metro Voice and wire services
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