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Global Sources

Government archives, research holdings, and independent databases. Every link goes to a primary source. No paywalls, no intermediaries.

United States

5 sources

AARO, All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office

The Pentagon's official UAP investigation office, established 2022. Publishes case data, the Historical Record Report (Vol. 1, 2024), and maintains a public reporting portal.

2022 - present · Department of Defense
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National Archives (NARA), Project Blue Book & UAP Collection

Project Blue Book files (130,000+ pages, 12,618 sightings, 1947-1969), Record Group 615 (dedicated UAP collection), plus FOIA-released documents from multiple agencies.

1947 - present · NARA
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FBI Vault, UFO Files

Declassified FBI files including the Guy Hottel memo (1950) and field office reports from the 1940s-1950s. + 16-part FOIA set in archive

1940s - 1980s · FBI · 1,616 pages
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CIA Reading Room, UFO Collection

Declassified intelligence assessments, Cold War foreign UFO reports, and internal memos. Released under FOIA.

1940s - 1990s · Central Intelligence Agency
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aliens.gov, Federal UAP Disclosure Portal

Launched March 2026. The first official US government website dedicated to UAP disclosure, consolidating public-facing information across agencies.

2026 - present · Executive Office of the President
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International

Government archives from Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom

Australia 3 sources

National Archives of Australia, RAAF UFO Files

Series A703 (Reports on Unusual Aerial Sightings), covering military and civilian reports from the 1950s-1990s. Includes the Westall, Tully, and Valentich cases.

1950s - 1990s Visit →

Complete RAAF UFO Files In Archive

121 files (2.5 GB, 14,157 pages). RAAF Series A703, A9755, plus Department of Air, Defence Intelligence, and Civil Aviation files. Includes the Valentich case file, Woomera incidents, and Papua New Guinea reports. Made searchable by Isaac Koi and Keith Basterfield.

1941 - 1994 · 121 files · 14,157 pages
Canada 4 sources

Library and Archives Canada

Documents from Project Magnet (Wilbert Smith, 1950-1954), Project Second Storey, and Department of National Defence UFO files.

1950 - 1990s Visit →

Sky Canada Project, Full Report In Archive

Office of the Chief Science Advisor report (June 2025). Recommends centralised federal UAP reporting led by the Canadian Space Agency.

June 2025 · 30 pages

Sky Canada Project, Preview Report In Archive

Preview report (January 2025) with Earnscliffe Strategies public opinion survey of 1,008 Canadians.

January 2025 · 16 pages

CIRVIS Reports, Military UAP Sightings In Archive

169 pages of operational military sighting reports filed through Nav Canada to RCAF. Released under Canada's Access to Information Act to researcher Chris Rutkowski.

2010 - 2019 · 169 pages
United Kingdom 2 sources

The National Archives, MoD UFO Desk Files

Over 60,000 pages covering 1950-2009, released 2008-2013. Includes Rendlesham Forest incident files and internal policy documents.

1950 - 2009 Visit →

Defence Intelligence Staff, UAP Technology Acquisition Files In Archive

Declassified 1990s Defence Intelligence files from the National Archives at Kew. Internal memos describe UAP as a potential defence threat, referencing the Belgian triangle wave and Rendlesham Forest.

1990s (reported January 2026)
Brazil 1 source

National Archives (Arquivo Nacional)

SIOANI collection and Brazilian Air Force files, including Operation Prato (1977), one of the most extensive military UFO investigations ever conducted.

1950s - 2000s Visit →
France 1 source

GEIPAN (CNES)

The only currently active government UFO investigation office outside the US. Run by the French space agency since 1977, GEIPAN maintains a public database of over 2,800 investigated cases.

1977 - present Visit →

Archive Holdings

Research collections, academic journals, and reference works held in the NHI Archive.

Cryptozoology (ISC Journal)

Complete run of the peer-reviewed ISC journal. 12 annual volumes, 1982-1996.

12 volumes · Peer-reviewed

UFO Research Library

24 reference works including Isaac Koi's UFO Chronology, Jerome Clark's UFO Encyclopedia, and Ted Phillips' physical trace catalogue.

1964 - 2019 · 24 items

Bullard Abduction Study

Thomas E. Bullard's academic study of UFO abduction reports, funded by the Fund for UFO Research (FUFOR).

1987 · FUFOR

Welsh Newspaper Clippings

484 clippings from Welsh and UK newspapers documenting UFO sightings and related events.

484 clippings · United Kingdom

Independent Archives

Established research archives maintained by investigators and organisations outside government.

The Black Vault

Over 3 million pages of declassified US government documents. The most comprehensive private FOIA collection.

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AFU, Archives for the Unexplained

The world's largest physical UFO archive, over 100 tonnes of material. Based in Sweden.

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Internet Archive, UFO Collections

Digitised newsletters, audio recordings, scanned pamphlets, and historical ephemera from researchers worldwide.

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