Every U.S. government document on unidentified anomalous phenomena released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), with the requester, release date, and a direct link to the primary PDF.
FOIA — the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 — is the statutory channel through which U.S. agencies must release records on request, subject to nine specified exemptions. For UAP-related work, FOIA has produced more primary-source material than any single voluntary disclosure: the original Project Blue Book files declassified by the Air Force in the 1970s, the FBI's 'X-Files' (the so-called Hottel memo and Roswell memoranda), the CIA's STARGATE remote-viewing program records, the DIA's AAWSAP/BAASS Defense Intelligence Reference Documents (DIRDs) released between 2018-2024, and AARO's ongoing E-FOIA Reading Room.
This hub aggregates every Disclosure Archives event whose primary source is a FOIA release. New entries appear as soon as a new responsive document is posted to an agency's reading room or surfaced by an active FOIA requester (Black Vault, MuckRock, the Drive, etc.).
What you'll find here. Each entry includes: the agency that holds the record, the requester (where known), the date the document was released to the public, and a direct link to the original PDF or agency reading-room page. Where the document is paginated, we cite specific pages so the underlying claim can be checked.
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Eighteen sections and serials of the FBI Headquarters master investigative case file on 'flying discs,' covering the Roswell era through the late 1960s. Includes Oak Ridge nuclear-facility overflight reports. The largest single PDF in PURSUE is 101 megabytes.
On June 9, 2022, NASA announced it was commissioning an independent study team to examine unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) from a scientific perspective. The study focused on identifying existing data holdings, determining how best to collect future data, and assessing how NASA's scientific capabilities could advance understanding of UAP. The effort was organized under NASA's Science Mission Directorate in consultation with the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, and was governed by terms of reference consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The UAP Independent Study Team held a public meeting on May 31, 2023, broadcast live and open to public participation. On September 14, 2023, the team published its final report containing a series of recommendations for advancing the scientific study of UAP. The initiative reflects NASA's stated commitment to scientific transparency and rigor, and represents the first formal, agency-wide scientific study of UAP conducted by a civilian space agency. Contact for UAP inquiries was designated as Daniel A. Evans of NASA.
Dozens of residents around Stephenville, Texas, report large, fast-moving, brightly lit objects in the night sky. A subsequent FOIA release of FAA radar data confirms anomalous tracks consistent with witness reports.
United Airlines ground personnel, mechanics, and pilots at Chicago O'Hare International Airport report a metallic, disc-shaped object hovering at low altitude above gate C-17, then ascending rapidly through the cloud deck. The Federal Aviation Administration confirms the report but declines to investigate.
Capt. Kenju Terauchi reports two small craft and a much larger, walnut-shaped 'mothership' alongside a Japan Airlines 747 cargo flight transiting Alaskan airspace. The objects are corroborated by FAA ground radar at Anchorage Center.
U.S. Air Force security personnel stationed at the twin Royal Air Force bases of Bentwaters and Woodbridge report a triangular, metallic craft on the ground in adjacent Rendlesham Forest, followed by aerial light phenomena two nights later. The deputy base commander signs a memorandum to the U.K. Ministry of Defence summarizing the events.
Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantoms intercept an unidentified object over Tehran. Both pilots report electronic-system failures, and one reports temporary loss of weapons control. A four-page Defense Intelligence Agency report on the case is later released under FOIA.
The Roswell Army Air Field public information officer issues a press release stating that the 509th Bomb Group has come into possession of a 'flying disc' recovered from a nearby ranch. Within twenty-four hours the Army retracts the statement and identifies the debris as a weather balloon.
Non-fiction titles by named witnesses, Pentagon insiders, and investigative journalists referenced in this archive.
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