Canada

National Research Council · Canadian Forces · RCMP

8,759 pages of declassified documents released under Canada's Access to Information Act. The collection covers the NRC's UFO reporting programme, RCMP field investigations, Defence Research Board scientific analysis, and Canadian Forces CIRVIS military intelligence logs from the late 1940s through 2019.

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FOIA Parts 1 to 29

NRC / RCMP / Canadian Forces UFO Files

The core FOIA release: structured military reporting forms (CFAO 71-6), RCMP investigation reports with witness interviews and site visits, NRC internal memos from the Upper Atmosphere Research Section, and Defence Research Board analysis.

CIRVIS Intelligence Logs

Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings

Military intelligence logs from the Canadian Air Defence System. UFO reports received through Nav Canada centres and from military personnel, filed through the CIRVIS reporting channel.

2010 to 2019
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CIRVIS
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About This Collection

Canada ran one of the longest-standing government UFO reporting programmes in the world. The National Research Council served as the official reporting point, channelling sightings from the public, police, and military through the Upper Atmosphere Research Section. The RCMP conducted field investigations of significant cases, producing detailed witness interview reports and site assessments.

The collection was downloaded from the Internet Archive, where it was uploaded by Michael Best (The Black Vault) in December 2015. It is licensed under Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0.

Key programmes referenced in these documents include Project Magnet (1950 to 1954, led by Wilbert Smith at the Department of Transport), Project Second Storey (1952 to 1954, the interagency committee chaired by Dr. Peter Millman), and the CFAO 71-6 reporting system that standardised military UFO reports across Canadian Forces installations.