National Archives UFO and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Photographs Across NASA and Air Force Record Groups (RG 255, 341, 342) with Online Catalog Access

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National Archives houses UFO photographs across several record groups and maintains an online page listing them by group with links to descriptions and digital copies, including NASA RG 255 with Flying Saucer images, Air Force Project BLUE BOOK materials from Alamogordo to Okinawa, and RG 342 items on activities and studies, with many entries under Scientific Study of UFOs and Unidentified Flying Objects and numerous National Archives Identifiers, and the page is updated as new records go online and offers contact options for reference or media inquiries, last reviewed April 2025.

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Records Related to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives: Photographs
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Records Related to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives: Photographs

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has records in its custody across multiple record groups and collections related to unidentified flying object (UFO) and unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) investigations, sightings, and reporting. Record groups and collections are the highest level of archival description at NARA. Record group (RG) numbers are assigned by NARA to large organizations, such as federal departments or agencies. This page provides a list of photographs related to UFOs and UAPs in the National Archives Catalog.