UFOs, Aliens: 20 of Most Famous People Who Believe In Extraterrestrials

Stories about UFOs are top movie themes but some celebrities also believe in them and by extension, believe in aliens too. But it’s not just celebs who believe in UFOs and extraterrestrials. According to historical accounts, there are also a number of famous people from history who believe that we are not alone. From Elvis to former U.S. Presidents, famous believers of the UFO phenomenon come from diverse backgrounds. 

Richard Nixon
The U.S. President from 1969 to 1974 said in a press conference, “I’m not at liberty to discuss the government’s knowledge of extraterrestrial UFO’s at this time. I am still personally being briefed on the subject.” A close friend of Nixon Jackie Gleason was reportedly taken to Homestead Air Force Base where Nixon showed him the bodies of extraterrestrials. His former wife Beverly McKittrick said that Gleason described the aliens as small beings that are “only about two feet tall with bald heads and disproportionately large ears.” 

Gleason reportedly did not want the story to come out and never talked to McKittrick since she revealed the story to the press. 

Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter, the President of the United States from 1976 to 1980 said, “I don’t laugh at people any more when they say they’ve seen UFOs. I’ve seen one myself.” During his campaign, he promised that he will make all UFO-related documents public. 

Ronald Reagan
The US President after Jimmy Carter, actor-turned-politician Reagan believed in UFOs. Telling reporters about a UFO sighting, he said, “I looked out the window and saw this white light. It was zigzagging around. I went up to the pilot and said, ‘Have you ever seen anything like that?’ He was shocked and he said, ‘nope.’ And I said to him: ‘Let’s follow it!’ We followed it for several minutes. It was a bright white light. We followed it to Bakersfield, and all of a sudden to our utter amazement it went straight up into the heavens. When I got off the plane I told Nancy all about it.”

Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev, the last head of state of the USSR said that UFOs exist and that the phenomenon “must be treated seriously.” 

Prof. Stephen Hawking
Theoretical physicist Stephen William Hawking is known for his work on gravitational singularities. He also believes in UFOs and extraterrestrials. In an interview, the professor said, “Of course it is possible that UFO’s really do contain aliens as many people believe, and the Government is hushing it up.” In 2010, the professor warned that making contact with aliens is not advisable because they are likely hostile.

Dr Herman Oberth
The German rocket engineer taken by the US after the Second World War said, “It is my thesis that flying saucers are real and that they are spaceships from another solar system. There is no doubt in my mind that these objects are interplanetary craft of some sort. I and my colleagues are confident that they do not originate in our solar system.”

Dr J Allen Hynek
The director of Project Blue Book of the US Air Force Dr J Allen Hynek (left in photo) said, “When the long-awaited solution to the UFO problem comes, I believe that it will prove to be not merely the next small step in the march of science, but a mighty and totally unexpected quantum leap… we had a job to do, whether right or wrong, to keep the public from getting excited.”

General Douglas MacArthur
In 1955, Douglas MacArthur said that “the next war will be an interplanetary war.” He added that nations of the world will have to join forces someday to fight attacks from “people from other planets.” 

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