National Archives and Records Administration
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection (NARA)
Collection · written 1947 · released 2024
Why this matters
The collection Congress ordered NARA to build under the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, gathering UFO/UAP records from across the executive branch into one place. The page is a guide to what agencies have transferred so far, alongside older holdings such as Project Blue Book. It is the official starting point for UAP research in federal records.
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https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps
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Tags
Part of a collection · step 15 of 16
Declassified UFO Programs
Congress orders a single federal collection.
Cite
National Archives and Records Administration. "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection (NARA)." 1947. Released 2024. https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps (accessed via The Quiet Archive, QA-0018).
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