National Archives UAP Records Collection (Record Group 615)
🏛️ U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives’ home for government UAP records, created under the 2024 defense law. Records are added as agencies transfer them.
Key points
- Gathers UAP-related records from across the federal government in one place.
- Its research page also points to older holdings, such as Project Blue Book.
- Records can be searched and viewed in the National Archives Catalog as they are added.
Why it matters
Over time this should become the single official place to read U.S. government UAP files.
Read it yourself
The summary above is ours, written in plain English. Always check the original: the official files on this page go straight to the source, and each one has a backup copy saved by the Internet Archive in case the government page moves.
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. (2024). National Archives UAP Records Collection (Record Group 615). https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uapsRelated records
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