65% of Americans believe in aliens

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65% of Americans believe in aliens

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Aliens and UFOs | YouGov Poll: September 9 - 12, 2022

Most Americans believe in intelligent life beyond Earth; few see UFOs as a major national security threat

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Clay Routledge, an existential psychologist, theorizes that acceptance of UFOs may be rising partly in response to the well-documented decline in religious faith.

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UAPs congressional hearing

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