The truth is out there? Top Presidential adviser 'regrets' not exposing alien truth

An outgoing senior adviser to US President Barack Obama has one chief regret from his time in the White House - not exposing the truth about UFOs.

John Podesta, who served as Counselor to the President in 2014, tweeted that his biggest regret from the past year was "once again" not securing the disclosure of the UFO files.

Mr Podesta has for years been an outspoken advocate of extraterrestrial life, filing a stream of freedom of information requests to obtain government correspondence about aliens and Area 51.

However, he has apparently been unsuccessful even now.

Despite his seemingly obsessive views, Mr Podesta has been a valued member of staff for not just Mr Obama, but also former Democratic President Bill Clinton, for whom he served as chief of staff for several years.

It has now been suggested he will help potential Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton run her campaign to succeed Mr Obama when his second term ends.