NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has confirmed that the space agency holds imagery of objects it cannot identify or explain, which could be classified as UFOs. Speaking on a podcast, Isaacman said the data captured within the imagery left officials unable to determine what the objects were, though he stopped short of claiming they were evidence of extraterrestrial life. The remarks matter because they come from the head of NASA and align with a broader push under the Trump administration towards greater transparency on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP).

Isaacman, who became NASA's chief administrator in December, made the comments during a 30 June episode of a podcast hosted by Jack Gordon, noting that President Trump was "very forward-leaning" on the issue. He added that he believed humans would eventually conclude that life exists elsewhere in the universe and that it may not be as rare as assumed. NASA has previously denied holding evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial in origin, and a 2023 report by an independent expert group it convened concluded that more data was needed to explain certain encounters. Separately, the Pentagon has released batches of records and images relating to UAP, including dozens published in June through a Trump administration disclosure initiative.