Obama: Odds are aliens are real but I saw no signs of contact while president

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According to cbsnews.com, obama: Odds are aliens are real but I saw no evidence of contact while president After setting social media abuzz by saying on a podcast over the weekend that aliens were real, former President Barack Obama said he didn't see evidence that aliens "have made contact with us." During a lightning round of questions with podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen, Obama was asked, "Are aliens real?" "They're real," he answered, continuing, "But I haven't seen them.