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National Archives UAP Records Portal

A National Archives research portal bringing together federal records related to UFOs and unidentified anomalous phenomena.

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YEARS1947–2025
AGENCIES
National Archives
LOCATIONNational Archives
TOPICRecently Released

DOCUMENTATION CONFIDENCE

High

Multiple official or primary archival sources consistently establish the core dates, organizations, events, and outcomes summarized in this file.

CASE OVERVIEW

National Archives UAP Records Portal: What the public record documents

The portal, published in 2025, points researchers to records across multiple agencies and archival record groups.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The public record identifies National Archives UAP Records Portal as a recently released matter associated with National Archives during 1947–2025. A National Archives research portal bringing together federal records related to UFOs and unidentified anomalous phenomena.

The portal, published in 2025, points researchers to records across multiple agencies and archival record groups.

The collection improves access but does not offer a single government conclusion about every case. Materials range from military reports and correspondence to policy records and historical investigations.

The linked source set contains 2 official or primary archival records. Together, these materials establish the responsible organizations, the relevant time period, the reported location, and the official findings or historical conclusions summarized in this file.

Where the underlying records contain allegations, witness statements, preliminary leads, or unresolved observations, this archive identifies them as claims or unresolved material rather than established fact. The appearance of a statement in a government file does not by itself prove that the statement is accurate.

KEY FINDINGS

Documented time period: 1947–2025.

Primary organizations or record holders: National Archives.

Principal location: National Archives.

Archive topic: Recently Released.

Major public release or publication year: 2025.

This record is marked as recently released or newly accessible.

DOCUMENT ANALYSIS

DOCUMENT 01

National Archives — UFO and UAP Records

Official archival or primary-source record

Establishes archival provenance, release history, and the official record collection available to the public.

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DOCUMENT 02

AARO — UAP Records

Official archival or primary-source record

Provides current official case material, imagery, historical review, or case-resolution findings.

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SOURCE DOCUMENTS

National Archives — UFO and UAP RecordsOfficial or primary archival source used to document this file.OPEN SOURCE ↗AARO — UAP RecordsOfficial or primary archival source used to document this file.OPEN SOURCE ↗