Records Related to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives: Moving Images and Sound Recordings
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Records Related to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives: Moving Images and Sound Recordings
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 moving images and sound recordings related to UFOs and UAPs in the National Archives Catalog. The page is organized by record group, 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.
Some of these materials are not available online due to donor, copyright, or other potential intellectual property rights. In these instances, the link provided is only for the Catalog description of the materials. Researchers must make arrangements to view these records onsite in the Moving Image and Sound Research Room at the National Archives at College Park, MD.
Click the link for each series or item to view descriptions of the records in the National Archives Catalog, as well as digital copies of our holdings, where available.
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- Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer
- Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Record Group 263: Records of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Record Group 306: Records of the U.S. Information Agency
- Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Record Group 341: Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff)
- Record Group 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations
- Record Group 517: Records of the U.S. Agency for Global Media
- Collection WWDC: WWDC Radio Documentaries
- Collection PARA: Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection
- Collection UN: MCA/Universal Pictures Collection
- Featured Digitized Videos
- Contact Us
List of Moving Images and Sound Recordings Related to UFOs and UAPs
| Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer |
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| Item from the series: Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964–1980 (Local Identifier: 111-LC) |
| Major General John A. Samford's Statement on "Flying Saucers" (National Archives Identifier: 25738) |
| Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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| Item from the series: Sound Recordings Relating to Mission Activities, 1961–1993 (Local Identifier: 255-PAOa) |
| Walter Cronkite and Gordon Cooper on UFOs (National Archives Identifier: 86027191) |
| Item from the series: Video Recordings Documenting the Administration of Daniel Goldin, 1985–2001(Local Identifier: 255-GOLDIN) |
| An Executive Summary of the Greatest Secret of the 20th Century: Parts I and II (National Archives Identifier: 5833930) |
| Record Group 263: Records of the Central Intelligence Agency |
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| Items from the series: Moving Images Relating to Intelligence and International Relations, 1947–1984 (Local Identifier: 263) |
| Unidentified Flying Objects (National Archives Identifier: 617148) |
| Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) (National Archives Identifier: 5954651) |
| Record Group 306: Records of the U.S. Information Agency |
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| Items from the series: Production Library Audio Recordings, 1999–2005 (Local Identifier: 306-VOAa) |
| Doctor Edward Condon, University of Colorado Physicist Studying Unidentified Flying Objects (National Archives Identifier: 127614) |
| Alderman Interview with Doctor Page on Unidentified Flying Objects (National Archives Identifier: 130003) |
| Item from the series: Video Recordings from the "Foreign Press" Program Series, 1983–1988 (Local Identifier: 306-FP) |
| Foreign Press Center Briefing with B. Maccabee, L. Koss, J. Shandera, and B. Hopkins (National Archives Identifier: 56103) |
| Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense |
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| Item from the series: Audio Recordings, 1945–1965 (Local Identifier: 330-AFRTS) |
| The Case of the Flying Saucer (National Archives Identifier: 2386432) |
| Item from the series: Motion Picture Films and Video Recordings on Five Decades of U.S. Military Activities Around the World, ca. 1950–ca. 2000 (Local Identifier: 330-DVIC) |
| Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Sighting (National Archives Identifier: 614788) |
| Record Group 341: Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff) |
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| Series: Project Blue Book Motion Picture Films, 1950–1966 (Local Identifier: 341-PBB) (National Archives Identifier: 61934) |
| Series: Sound Recordings Relating to Project Blue Book Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Investigations, 1953–1967 (Local Identifier: 341-PBB) (National Archives Identifier: 1142703) |
| Series: Moving Images Relating to "The Roswell Reports" Source Data Research Files, 1946–1996 (Local Identifier: 341-ROSWELL) (National Archives Identifier: 566658) |
| Series: Sound Recordings Relating to "The Roswell Reports", 1991–1996 (Local Identifier: 341-ROSWELLa) (National Archives Identifier: 566843) |
| Record Group 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations |
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| Items from the series: Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities, 1947–1984 (Local Identifier: 342-USAF) |
| DFD Avrocar I Progress Report (National Archives Identifier: 68170) |
| Disc Flight Development, Avrocar I Progress Report (National Archives Identifier: 68175) |
| Avrocar Continuation Test Program and Terrain Test Program (National Archives Identifier: 68405) |
| Friend, Foe, or Fantasy (National Archives Identifier: 69861) |
| UFO Interview (National Archives Identifier: 70511) |
| USAF UFO sightings, California (National Archives Identifier: 72035) |
| Record Group 517: Records of the U.S. Agency for Global Media |
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| Item from the series: Sound Recordings of Radio Programs, Speeches, and Special Events, 1984–2000 (Local Identifier: 517-VOAa) |
| UFO Sighting Over Alaska (National Archives Identifier: 262327376) |
| Item from the series: Video Tape Programs and Worldnet Broadcasts, 1999–2009 (Local Identifier: 517-BBG) |
| Science World 1030 (National Archives Identifier: 77179268) |
| Collection WWDC: WWDC Radio Documentaries |
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| Item from the series: Radio Documentaries, 1973–1975 (Local Identifier: WWDC-WWDCa) |
| Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs): Fact or Fiction (National Archives Identifier: 2838871) |
| Collection PARA: Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection |
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| Items from the series: Motion Picture Newsreel Films, October 1941–March 1957 (Local Identifier: PARA-PN) |
| Paramount News [Mar. 7] (1951) Vol. 10. No. 52 (National Archives Identifier: 99581) |
| Paramount News [July 30] (1952) Vol. 11, No. 100 (National Archives Identifier: 99731) |
| Collection UN: MCA/Universal Pictures Collection |
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| Items from the series: Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library, 1929–1967 (Local Identifier: UN-UN) |
| Universal Newsreel Volume 22, Release 276 (National Archives Identifier: 234273290) |
| Universal Newsreel Volume 25, Release 586 (National Archives Identifier: 234273597) |
Featured Digitized Videos
W. Glenn Dennis Interview, November 19, 1990
This video recording contains an interview with mortician W. Glenn Dennis, alleged firsthand witness to events at Roswell Army Air Force Hospital concerning recovered alien bodies. (National Archives Identifier: 2788762).
The Roswell Reports, March 31, 1997
This film, written and produced by Captain James MacAndrew, was produced to accompany the U.S. Air Force 1997 publication of "The Roswell Report: Case Closed." (National Archives Identifier: 2788598).
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