Official Records Release
National Archives adds a major Air Force UAP record series
The newly listed collection spans October 1945 through December 1969 and gives researchers a large primary-source trail to examine record by record.
Briefed August 30, 2026 · Aliens in the Clouds
Confirmed Primary-Source Archive · Contents Require Case-by-Case Review
The National Archives now lists Records from the Department of the Air Force Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, a series covering October 25, 1945, through December 31, 1969. The collection appears under Record Group 615, created for UAP records transferred under the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, and carries National Archives Identifier 656595571.
The catalog addition is substantive because it puts historical Air Force material into an official, searchable preservation system instead of leaving researchers dependent on excerpts or secondary accounts. It does not authenticate every observation described in the files, establish that any object displayed extraordinary performance, or prove a non-human origin. Those judgments still require document-level provenance, context, corroboration, and analysis.
Why it matters
A durable federal archive makes claims traceable. Researchers can now cite exact records, compare contemporaneous handling, and separate what a document actually says from decades of retelling.
What the source establishes
Confirmed official National Archives record series and date range. The archive verifies that records and reports exist; it does not validate an extraordinary explanation for their contents.
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