UFO/UAP Records: Photographs — National Archives Catalog Index

NARA Collection landing 2020s Official link verified

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Common questions

What is this sub-page?
It is a sub-page of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) research topic on records related to unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). According to the NARA source page, it lists photographs related to UFOs and UAPs held in the National Archives Catalog, organized by record group, with links to featured content. NARA states the page will be updated as new records are made available online in the Catalog.
Which record groups and series does it index?
As listed on the page, the photographic holdings are grouped under three record groups. Record Group 255 (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) includes items from the series "Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel, 1960-1991" (Local Identifier 255-GS). Record Group 341 (Headquarters United States Air Force (Air Staff)) lists the series Project "BLUE BOOK", 1954-1966 (Local Identifier 341-PBB; National Archives Identifier 542184). Record Group 342 (United States Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations) includes the series "Photographs of Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, ca. 1940-1981" (Local Identifier 342-AF) and "Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, Domestic and Foreign, 1954-1980" (Local Identifier 342-B).
Can I view or download the photographs through this archive?
No. This archive is link-only: it links to the NARA source page and the catalog entries it references, and does not self-host or store the records. The NARA page presents catalog descriptions and digital copies where available, so viewing or downloading individual photographs is done on the National Archives Catalog via those links.
Does the page state any conclusion about what the photographs show?
No. The page presents catalog descriptions and digital copies where available, and does not assert any conclusion about the nature or origin of the photographed phenomena beyond the descriptive titles NARA records. This archive is an independent, unofficial index and adds no such conclusion.

Source & Classification

Record metadata

Record type
Collection landing
Decade
2020s
Review status
published
Publication status
published

Official source link

https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps/photographs

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Cite this record

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). "UFO/UAP Records: Photographs — National Archives Catalog Index". 2020s. Official source: https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps/photographs. Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive (not an official or government source): https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/nara-uap-photographs/.

APA

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). (2020s). UFO/UAP Records: Photographs — National Archives Catalog Index. https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps/photographs

MLA

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). "UFO/UAP Records: Photographs — National Archives Catalog Index." 2020s, https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps/photographs.

Chicago

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). "UFO/UAP Records: Photographs — National Archives Catalog Index." 2020s. https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps/photographs.

BibTeX

@misc{uaprecords_nara-uap-photographs,
  title  = {UFO/UAP Records: Photographs — National Archives Catalog Index},
  author = {National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)},
  year   = {2020s},
  howpublished = {Official source: https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps/photographs},
  note   = {Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive — not an official or government source},
  url    = {https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/nara-uap-photographs/}
}

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License note (source-level)

U.S. Government records assembled by the National Archives and Records Administration, generally public domain under 17 U.S.C. §105; rights for individual linked photographs are assessed per item before any indexed or monetized reuse.

Archivist note

This is a sub-page of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) research topic on records related to unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). According to the page, it provides a list of photographs related to UFOs and UAPs in the National Archives Catalog, organized by record group, with links to featured content; NARA states the page will be updated as new records are made available online in the Catalog. NARA describes record groups (RG) as the highest level of archival description, with RG numbers assigned to large organizations such as federal departments or agencies. This archive links to the NARA source page and the catalog entries it references, and does not self-host the records.

As listed on the page, the photographic holdings are grouped under three record groups. Record Group 255 (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) includes items from the series “Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel, 1960–1991” (Local Identifier 255-GS). Record Group 341 (Headquarters United States Air Force (Air Staff)) lists the series Project “BLUE BOOK”, 1954–1966 (Local Identifier 341-PBB; National Archives Identifier 542184), with several featured images. Record Group 342 (United States Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations) includes items from the series “Photographs of Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, ca. 1940–1981” (Local Identifier 342-AF) and “Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, Domestic and Foreign, 1954–1980” (Local Identifier 342-B). The page presents these as catalog descriptions and digital copies where available; it does not assert any conclusion about the nature or origin of the photographed phenomena beyond the descriptive titles NARA records.

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Official link verified
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published
Publication status
published
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