UFO/UAP Records: Moving Images and Sound Recordings — National Archives (NARA)

Common questions

What is this sub-page?

It is a sub-page of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) topic guide for records related to unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). According to the NARA source page, it provides a list of moving-image and sound recordings related to UFOs and UAPs that are described in the National Archives Catalog, organized by record group, with links to featured content. The page states that it will be updated as new records are made available online.

Which record groups and collections does it index?

As listed on the page, the indexed series and items span Record Group (RG) 111 (Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer), RG 255 (Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration), RG 263 (Records of the Central Intelligence Agency), RG 306 (Records of the U.S. Information Agency), RG 330 (Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense), RG 341 (Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff), including the Project Blue Book motion-picture films and sound recordings and "The Roswell Reports" source-data moving images and sound recordings), RG 342 (Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations), and RG 517 (Records of the U.S. Agency for Global Media). It also lists items from the WWDC Radio Documentaries collection, the Paramount Pictures, Inc. Collection (PARA), and the MCA/Universal Pictures Collection (UN), along with featured digitized videos.

Can I view or download the records through this archive?

No. This archive links to the NARA topic page and the cited National Archives Catalog descriptions and does not self-host the records. To view or download an item, follow the links to the National Archives Catalog. The NARA source page records a last-reviewed date of April 24, 2025.

What about materials that are not available online?

The NARA source page notes that some materials are not available online due to donor, copyright, or other potential intellectual-property rights, in which case the link provided is only to the Catalog description. The page states that researchers must arrange to view those records onsite in the Moving Image and Sound Research Room at the National Archives at College Park, MD.

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Cite this record

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). "UFO/UAP Records: Moving Images and Sound Recordings — National Archives (NARA)". 2020s. Official source: https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps/moving-images-and-sound. Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive (not an official or government source): https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/nara-uap-moving-images-and-sound/.

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  note   = {Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive — not an official or government source},
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