Former President Barack Obama told Brian Tyler Cohen in an interview this weekend that aliens are "real." "They're real, but I haven't seen them," Obama said. "And they're not being kept in Area 51. There's no underground facility,

Barack Obama has said aliens are real – but insisted that none are kept at the top-secret Area 51 military base in the United States.

“I was trying to stick with the spirit of the speed round, but since it’s gotten attention let me clarify,” the former president wrote.