The probability of the US confirming the existence of extraterrestrial life by 2027 has risen to 17% on Polymarket.

According to Odaily Seer, the probability of the prediction event "The US will confirm the existence of aliens by 2027" on Polymarket has risen to 17%, with trading volume approaching $18.5 million. Previously, it was reported that the White House officially registered the domain "aliens.gov," which has appeared in the federal government's official domain name registry. The website currently has no content. Weeks earlier, Trump announced on Truth Social that he planned to declassify government files related to extraterrestrial life and unidentified aerial phenomena, and had instructed the Secretary of Defense and relevant agencies to identify and release all UFO-related documents. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed that the review of relevant files is underway but did not disclose a specific timeline. Former senior defense intelligence official Christopher Mellon stated that the government possesses a large amount of video evidence that the public has never seen, including videos taken by the onboard cameras of F-18 fighter jets, some of which were classified as unclassified in 2018 but have not yet been released to the public. Odaily Seer continues to monitor the prediction market, seeing changes before pricing.