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Hillary Clinton has vowed to "get to the bottom" of UFOs if she becomes the next President of the United States.

And the Democratic presidential candidate believes we may already have been visited by extraterrestrials.

Responding to a question about UFOs from journalist Daymond Steer while campaigning in New Hampshire, she reportedly said: "Yes, I'm going to get to the bottom of it."

Clinton, who could become America's first female president if elected in November, also said she would send a "task force" into Area 51 - a top secret base in Nevada where UFO enthusiasts believe alien technology is being back-engineered.

John Podesta, her campaign chairman, has previously called for the release of all UFO files as the “American people can handle the truth”.

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Last year he famously tweeted his biggest regret of 2014 was not securing the release of the UFO files before he retired.

He said: "Finally, my biggest failure of 2014: Once again not securing the #disclosure of the UFO files. #the truthisstilloutthere".

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Podesta was also her husband Bill Clinton's chief of staff when he was in the White House and a top advisor to President Barack Obama .

Hillary said: “He has made me personally pledge we are going to get the information out. One way or another. Maybe we could have a task force go to Area 51 ."

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Last year Bill Clinton told US chat show host Jimmy Kimmel he wouldn't be surprised if alien life visited Earth but said he hoped it "wouldn't be like Independence Day".

He also said he had looked into Area 51 but added: "There are no aliens there."

When asked about her husband's comments, Hillary said: "I think we may have been (visited already). We don't know for sure."

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In 1993, Clinton , when he was president, was approached by billionaire Laurance Rockefeller to release all UFO files to the public.

The Clintons even met with the philanthropist and financier, part of the American banking dynasty, at his ranch in Wyoming in August, 1995, as part of the so-called " Rockefeller Initiative ".

Stephen Bassett, executive director of Paradigm Research Group, has been lobbying the US government to disclose what it knows about extra-terrestrials for 20 years.

In 2013, he organised the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure featuring six former members of the US Congress who heard evidence from more than 40 researchers and military witnesses at the National Press Club in Washington DC.

His ultimate goal is for the US government to end what he calls the "truth embargo" and disclose that extra-terrestrials are engaging the human race and for Congress to hold open hearings on the issue.

Mr Bassett said: "Secretary Clinton's response to Steer was extremely strong. No president or presidential candidate has ever made such a statement."

He added: "By openly referring to Podesta in this context she has linked her campaign to his recent twitter statements, his earlier calls to release the UFO files, and ultimately his role in the Rockefeller Initiative.

"She also played a role. By doing this she is making clear Podesta's tweets were not jokes. This is important."

Retired detective constable Gary Heseltine, who spoke at the Citizen hearing and edits UFO Truth Magazine , said: "I am well aware of the Rockefeller initiative and that both the Clintons were heavily involved in it.

"It was inevitable that Hillary Clinton would be asked questions about her links to it and I am pleased that she has responded to them.

"She cannot run away from those links so she really has to embrace it in order to remain credible. It will be interesting to see how much of a political issue it will become in her presidential campaign."