A UFO campaigner has claimed that the Vatican is holding information about aliens and is hiding secrets in its archives. A report by The Sun quotes extraterrestrial lobbyist Steve Bassett as saying that documented evidence about UFOs is hidden in the Catholic Church's archives. Bassett claims that the church has "always known, has been aware of this subject going back perhaps hundreds and hundreds of years".

Bassett claims that the church has “always known, has been aware of this subject going back perhaps hundreds and hundreds of years”.

He added that the Vatican Library and archives hold “extraordinary” information about aliens and UFOs gathered through centuries. Bassett says that the church believes that aliens exist and cites religious paintings as proof of their belief.