Hillary Clinton

Political Career and Public Service

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is a prominent American politician and diplomat who served as the 67th Secretary of State under President Barack Obama (2009–2013) and as a U.S. Senator from New York (2001–2009). As a political figure with sustained access to classified information and significant influence over foreign policy and intelligence matters, Clinton has become an unexpected yet notable voice in the modern UFO/UAP disclosure movement.

2016 Campaign and UFO Transparency Pledge

During her 2016 presidential campaign, Clinton made explicit commitments regarding UFO disclosure that attracted significant media attention and energized the disclosure community. On Jimmy Kimmel Live (2016), she promised to open government files on Area 51, Roswell, and other classified UFO-related records if elected president. She stated that "the American people can handle the truth" on UAPs and pledged to make as much information public as possible, provided it posed no threat to national security. Her campaign chair John Podesta—himself a longtime UFO enthusiast—promised she would ask for declassification of all UFO-related government records, saying he intended to "hold her to" that commitment. This represented rare mainstream political engagement with the disclosure agenda during the pre-2017 era.

Diplomatic Background and Access

As Secretary of State, Clinton worked closely with intelligence agencies and had exposure to classified materials. WikiLeaks emails released during her 2016 campaign showed correspondence with former NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who in 2014 urged Clinton and President Obama to move forward with "extraterrestrial disclosure for the benefit of our country." These communications demonstrated that disclosure advocates viewed her as a potentially sympathetic figure within the executive branch. Her willingness to engage publicly with UFO questions—using the more technical term "unexplained aerial phenomena" rather than the colloquial "UFO"—signaled respect for the seriousness of the subject matter.

Recent Statements and Continued Advocacy

Clinton's interest in UFO transparency has persisted into the 2020s. During a deposition related to the Jeffrey Epstein matter in March 2026, she was questioned on her knowledge of UAPs and government transparency. She expressed being "pleased" that government UFO files may be released and reiterated her view that transparency is appropriate where national security concerns do not apply. The Clinton Presidential Library has noted that FOIA requests concerning UFO information represent a significant share of disclosure inquiries, reflecting sustained public interest in records from her era.