NARA UAP Research Topic Page

NARA Agency landing 2020s Official link verified

Summary

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A National Archives research-topic landing page for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP, formerly UFO) records. It outlines relevant record groups, references the Project Blue Book series, and points to standard research-room and reproduction channels. This entry is link-only.

This record is the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) research-topic landing page for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), a term applied to material older records call UFOs. Hosted at archives.gov/research/topics/uaps, the page serves as a portal to U.S. Government UAP records: it outlines the relevant record groups, references the Project Blue Book series, and directs researchers to NARA's standard research-room and reproduction channels. Project Blue Book was the U.S. Air Force program that investigated reports of unidentified flying objects from 1947 to 1969, reviewing 12,618 reports before its termination on December 17, 1969. This archive entry is link-only: it points to the National Archives source page and does not host or interpret the underlying documents. The record is published as a link-only reference, and the description does not assert conclusions about any individual case or document.

Common questions

What is the NARA UAP research topic page?
It is the National Archives and Records Administration research-topic landing page for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP, also called UFOs in older records). The page outlines the relevant record groups, references the Project Blue Book series, and points to NARA's standard research-room and reproduction channels. It is the National Archives portal to U.S. Government UAP records.
Does this page host the actual UAP documents?
No. This entry is link-only: it links to the National Archives source page and does not host or read the underlying documents. Researchers are directed to NARA's standard research-room and reproduction channels to obtain materials.
What is the Project Blue Book series referenced on the page?
Project Blue Book was the U.S. Air Force program that investigated reports of unidentified flying objects from 1947 to 1969, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. It reviewed 12,618 reports, of which 701 remained listed as unidentified, and was terminated on December 17, 1969. The National Archives page references this series among the relevant record groups.

Source & Classification

Record metadata

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

Official source link

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

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Topics

Cite this record

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

BibTeX

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

Evidence

License note (source-level)

US federal government work, generally public domain under 17 U.S.C. §105. Some holdings referenced from this page may include non-public-domain materials (contractor works, private donations, foreign records); license treatment for each linked document will be assessed before any indexed or monetized release.

Archivist note

The National Archives and Records Administration maintains a research topic landing page for records related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP, also referred to as UFOs in older records). The page outlines the relevant record groups, references the Project Blue Book series, and points to NARA’s standard research-room and reproduction channels.

Uncertainty / Limits

Archive state (this release)

Record status
Official link verified
Review status
published
Publication status
published
Archive URL
Not archived in U3
Local copy
Not stored in U3
Summary
Not published
Translation
Not published

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Translation

Translation: not published in this release.