Most Americans say the government isn’t open about UFOs

Polling Firm
YouGov
Geographic Region
Poll Start and End Date
2024-03-10
to:
2024-03-12
Description

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.

Methodology
Respondents were selected from YouGov’s opt-in panel using sample matching. A random sample (stratified by gender, age, race, education, geographic region, and voter registration) was selected from the 2019 American Community Survey.
Poll Question 1
Do you personally believe that there is intelligent life on other planets, or not? (%)
Poll Question 2
Have you yourself ever seen anything you thought was a UFO (Unidentified Flying Object)? (%)

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