Asked about whether he personally believes military personnel and sensors are encountering extraterrestrial visitors, Rounds said:

I don’t think you can discount the possibility just simply because of the size of the universe.

I don’t think anybody should say that they know for certain either way,” he said. “If we simply refuse to acknowledge there’s even a remote possibility, then we’re probably not being honest.

In regards to the Naval videos of UAPs.

Some of the items we simply can’t explain