UFOs Across U.S. Presidential Libraries: A National Archives Collection

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The National Archives’ UFO collection spans many presidential libraries and shows a long-running repository of unidentified flying objects and related phenomena, organized by library and including items like Hoover’s Senate UFO files and Donald H. Menzel’s book, Oppenheimer correspondence in Roosevelt/Truman materials, Truman-era Flying Saucers references and Psychological Strategy Board minutes, Eisenhower Majestic 12‑related and White House/NSC documents, JFK Air Force 10‑Year Study materials, Johnson’s Drew Pearson UFO items and Johnson White House files plus oral histories, Nixon and Ford White House and congressional materials (Ford with extensive UFO folders and press releases), and Carter through George W. Bush holdings covering Outer Space files, WHORM notes, NSC/ARMS materials, and Roswell/Area 51 references.

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

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has records in its custody across multiple Presidential Libraries related to unidentified flying object (UFO) and unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) investigations, sightings, and reporting. This page provides a list of presidential records related to UFOs and UAPs in the National Archives Catalog. The page is organized by Presidential Library, with links to featured content in the Catalog. This page will be updated as new records are made available online in the National Archives Catalog.