White House: No evidence of space aliens

WASHINGTON - The White House says it has no evidence that extraterrestrial creatures exist.

The Obama administration made the unusual declaration Monday in response to a feature on its website that allows people to submit petitions that administration officials must respond to if enough people sign on.

In this case, more than 5,000 people signed a petition demanding that the White House disclose the government's knowledge of extraterrestrial beings, and more than 12,000 signed another petition seeking formal acknowledgment of an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race.

In response, Phil Larson of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy wrote that the U.S. government has no evidence that life exists outside Earth, or that an extraterrestrial presence has contacted any member of the human race.

"In addition, there is no credible information to suggest that any evidence is being hidden from the public's eye," Larson wrote.

He did not close the door entirely, however, on a close encounter of an alien kind, noting that many scientists and mathematicians believe that, statistically speaking, odds are high that there is life somewhere among the "trillions and trillions of stars in the universe" — although odds that humans might make contact with nonhumans are remote.

It is not the first petition to force the White House to engage on a somewhat offbeat topic since the "We the People" Web page was inaugurated in September. The White House also has been forced to explain why it cannot comment in response to a petition demanding "Try Casey Anthony in Federal Court for Lying to the FBI Investigators" (because it is a law enforcement matter).

And various petitions demanding legalization of marijuana have gathered more than 100,000 names, to which the White House argues that marijuana is associated with addiction, respiratory disease and cognitive impairment, and legalizing it would not be the answer.

The White House also has addressed topics including gay marriage and student loan debt.

When the website debuted, the White House promised to respond to any petition that offered 5,000 or more signatures within 30 days, but it now has now raised that threshold to 25,000.

[robe59]

The aliens have no interest in the white house, so no big surprise here.

[wasadem1]

OK. What about Joe Biden? Well?

[mecanik-2009]

And if it was true would the white house admit it. Think about the impact of such knowledge if it were true. The impact on religion and society in general would be devastating. I think the best thing for them to do is exactly what they are doing. Deny that they exist until it's impossible to deny it.

[jnostromo]

then how do they explain the mysterious sightings of creatures crossing the border in texas and arizona?

[BOMBTEHRAN]

Illegal aliens yes. Space aliens ?

[jjoe57]

Petitioning the White House to open UFO files is almost analagous to asking your city mayor to send you classified national security information from the CIA. It is unlikely that any presidential administration has been privy to U.S. military intelligence on the existence of extraterrestrials or their spacecraft for the past 60 years.

[Jhihmoac]

...Then where did Michele Bachmann come from?

[GunsGoodLiberalsBad]

White House says no space aliens? Did you look under your rocks?

[gilliamjf]

Of course they don't!

[stn_sage]

WOW! When you think an administration couldn't make a bigger mistake...WHAM!...give them a little time and they out do themselves!

It would have been better to remain silent, or repeat the standard
line that all investigation on the matter has ended by the govt,
then to turn around and deny any knowledge of aliens, alien technology, and / or their activities!

If, one does a little research, one will find that there is official govt documentation that aliens exist, they are a concern,
and discussions and treaties have even been signed with them!

Also, there are hundreds of former and current govt and private
corporation personnel that have witnessed ufos, examined them,
and worked on govt projects related to them!

These people are not CRANKS or NUTS or publicity-seeking wackos,
but honest, hard-working, serious, intelligent Americans! While
it is conceivable one or two might be exaggerating their experience, after listening to them, it's clear most are telling
the truth!

This makes it clear what the govt strategy is, rather than admit
seventy years of knowledge related to aliens, when it comes time
to 'play the alien card' in order to control the public, the govt
will pretend that this is news even to them, and won't admit the
aforementioned knowledge, and lessen the chances that that failure to announce the fore knowledge will result in treason charges against ALL GOVT EMPLOYEES who took part in this colossal LIE!