FOIA Agency Type: ArchiveOrganization
Welcome to the comprehensive archive of declassified documents and official records concerning Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). Navigating government transparency requires direct access to primary sources. This archive organizes official Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reading rooms, national defense records, international archives, and verified civilian databases into a single, structured research index.
Whether you are tracing legacy military aviation investigations, reviewing declassified sensor data, or analyzing contemporary legislative disclosure filings, these repositories provide the primary documentation underpinning modern UAP policy. Each repository listing provides critical contextual metadata, including the governing agency, the historical scope of the collection, and direct access guidelines—ranging from direct digital PDF downloads to formal FOIA request portals.
Use the archive below to explore collections by agency type, jurisdiction, and accessibility. By anchoring UAP research in authentic government memoranda, intelligence briefings, and official correspondence, this index helps researchers, journalists, and the public evaluate the documented history of anomalous phenomena through verifiable records.
GEIPAN
Managing Entity
CNES (the French Space Agency)
Content Date Range:
1954/
Repository Description
France is widely considered a pioneer in government transparency regarding UAPs. The government established GEIPAN (Group for the Study and Information of Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena), which operates directly under CNES (the French Space Agency). They rigorously investigate reports and maintain a massive, publicly accessible database of their findings, categorizing sightings from explained to completely unexplainable. The link points to the documentation section of the Geipan website which includes cases, briefs, methodology documents and conference proceedings.
National Archives – Records Related to UFOs
Managing Entity
The National Archives
Content Date Range:
1955/
Repository Description
The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act requires federal agencies to transfer digital copies of all UAP records to NARA. Agencies have begun transferring materials to NARA on a rolling basis. See AC Memo 04.2025: Transfer of Publicly Releasable Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Records. NARA issued guidance to federal agencies regarding identification, preparation, and transfer of UAP records into Record Group 615. NARA will continue to add to the UAP Records Collection (RG 615) and make the records available online through the National Archives Catalog on an ongoing, rolling basis as they are transferred from federal agencies.
Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE)
Managing Entity
The Department of War
Content Date Range:
2026/
Repository Description
In 2026 President Donald Trump directed the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs). This is the DoW's archive of released records.
The Black Vault
Managing Entity
John Greenewald, Jr.
Content Date Range:
1900/
Repository Description
Proprietor John Greenewald, Jr. founded the Black Vault in 1996 and has accumulating documents ever since. As of 2026, the overall collection approaches 4 million documents and many thousands of UFO / UAP related documents built up from thousands of FOIA requests.
AARO EFOIA Reading Room
Managing Entity
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
Content Date Range:
2022/
Repository Description