The Archive.
Declassified memos, reports, transcripts. Primary documents from agency releases and FOIA requests.
- 2024
AARO Historical Record Report Vol. 1 (2024)
AARO's review of all US government UAP-related programs from 1945 to present. Concluded no evidence was found of programs involving recovered non-human craft or reverse engineering. Immediately contested by David Grusch and other whistleblowers who claim the report reviewed only a subset of relevant programs.
- 2023
David Grusch Congressional UAP Testimony
July 2023 testimony before the House Oversight Committee by former NGA and NRO intelligence official David Grusch, who stated under oath that the US government operates multi-decade legacy programs to retrieve and reverse-engineer non-human craft, and that non-human biological material has been recovered. Two other pilots corroborated UAP encounters.
- 2021
Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (2021)
Landmark unclassified report to Congress from the UAP Task Force. Examined 144 incidents between 2004-2021. Could explain only one. Acknowledged UAP as a potential national security and flight safety issue. First official US government document to formally acknowledge UAP as a genuine unknown.
- 2004
Nimitz Tic-Tac Incident — USS Princeton Engagement Report
US Navy report documenting the November 2004 encounter between F/A-18 pilots from the USS Nimitz carrier strike group and an unidentified aerial vehicle off the coast of San Diego. Pilots described a white Tic-Tac shaped object with no wings, no exhaust, and performance exceeding any known aircraft.
- 2002
Wilson-Davis Notes
Handwritten notes allegedly by scientist Eric Davis recording a 2002 meeting with Admiral Thomas Wilson. Wilson allegedly confirmed the existence of a private aerospace corporation running a legacy UAP crash retrieval program, and that he was denied access to it despite his seniority as a DIA official.
- 1981
Halt Memo
One-page report filed by Lieutenant Colonel Charles I. Halt to the UK Ministry of Defence on 13 January 1981, summarizing the Rendlesham Forest incident of 26 to 28 December 1980.
- 1978
CIA UFO FOIA Collection
Collection of over 2,780 declassified CIA documents related to UFOs, released under FOIA requests beginning in 1978. Includes internal memos, foreign intelligence reports, analysis of photographs, and assessments of Soviet UAP programs. Available through the CIA's online reading room.
- 1975
Report of the Commission on CIA Activities Within the United States
Presidential commission report led by Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. Public acknowledgment of MK-ULTRA, including the 1953 covert dosing of Frank Olson.
- 1969
Project Blue Book Final Report
Closure report for Project Blue Book, dated 17 December 1969. Cites the Condon Report findings as the basis for terminating the United States Air Force public-facing UFO investigation.
- 1969
Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects
The Condon Report, commissioned by the United States Air Force and conducted at the University of Colorado from 1966 to 1968. Public release: 8 January 1969. The reports conclusion that further study would not be scientifically justified has been contested by participating researchers.
- 1965
Kecksburg Incident — NASA FOIA Files
Files relating to the December 9, 1965 Kecksburg, Pennsylvania incident, in which a large object crashed in the woods. Witnesses reported a metallic acorn-shaped craft with unusual markings. Military personnel cordoned the area and removed an object on a flatbed truck. NASA withheld related files for decades despite a court order requiring disclosure.
- 1953
Robertson Panel Report
Report of the CIA-convened Scientific Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, chaired by physicist H.P. Robertson. Concluded that UFOs did not represent a direct threat but recommended a debunking campaign to reduce public interest, and surveillance of civilian UFO groups as potential security risks.
- 1952
Eisenhower Briefing Document (MJ-12)
Alleged briefing document prepared for President-elect Eisenhower describing the recovery of crashed non-human craft and bodies beginning with Roswell in 1947. Surfaced in 1984. Authenticity is disputed. The FBI investigated and classified it as likely fabricated, though debate continues.