Are aliens real? Former President Barack Obama seems to think so. Here's how common extraterrestrial sightings are in Kentucky.

The clarification follows a widely shared clip from an interview with journalist Brian Tyler Cohen, in which Obama was asked during a quick-fire segment whether aliens are real. In the exchange, Obama answered that aliens are “real,” but quickly noted he had not seen them and dismissed the idea they were being kept at Area 51.

Are aliens real? Former President Barack Obama seems to think so. Here's how common extraterrestrial sightings are in Illinois.