American Voters’ Views on UFOs, Belief in Extraterrestrial Life Shifting

American voters’ views on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) shifted slightly in favor of a belief in visitations over human activity or natural phenomenon. A new survey finds 38.5% believe at least some can be attributed to extraterrestrial intelligence visiting Earth, while 32.4% think all can be explained by human activity or natural phenomenon.

A sizable 29.1% of all voters remain unsure. However, less than one-third (31.1%) told Big Data Poll in April 2018 that they believed UFO sightings can be attributed to extraterrestrial intelligence visiting Earth, and self-reported witnesses have also increased.

Nearly 2 in 10 (18%) American voters now claim to have “personally witnessed” an Unidentified Flying Object, up from 12% three years ago. Another 2 in 10 (20%) voters now say they know someone who sincerely believes they’ve witnessed a UFO. A significant majority, 58.6%, expressed a belief in intelligent lifeforms elsewhere in the universe and 62.0% say the U.S. government knows more about UFOs than it claims.