Most Americans say the government isn’t open about UFOs
More than 60% of Americans believe the U.S. government is concealing information about Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), despite a recent Pentagon report claiming no signs of alien life.
Aliens and UFOs | YouGov Poll: September 9 – 12, 2022
Polling Firm
YouGov
Geographic Region
Poll Start and End Date
2022-09-09
to:
2026-07-12
Description
This 2022 YouGov poll finds that skepticism regarding the existence of aliens had declined since the 1990s, when — according to a 1996 poll by Newsweek — only 20% of Americans believed that Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) were more likely to be proof of alien life than to have a natural scientific explanation (32%). Today, 34% of Americans believe UFOs are likely alien ships or life forms, while only 32% say they’re likely to have a scientific explanation.
Methodology
How respondents were selected: From YouGov’s opt-in panel, to be representative of all U.S. adult citizens Who responded: 1,000 U.S. adult citizens How: Online
Poll Question 1
Do you believe that UFOs are probably alien ships or alien life forms, or that they have some scientific explaination?
Poll Question 2
Have you ever seen anytihng that you thought was a UFO?
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