Bulk Downloads for Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) — National Archives Catalog

Summary

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A National Archives Catalog page offering bulk-download access to UAP-related records as .zip archives with JSON metadata — organized into electronic records, still pictures, moving images and sound, textual records and microfilm, and Presidential Library holdings.

Common questions

What is this record?

It is an archive entry for the National Archives Catalog bulk-download page for records related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs). The page provides bulk-download access to digitized and born-digital UAP records held by the National Archives.

What do the bulk downloads contain?

According to the page, the records are organized into categories that include electronic records (from agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense), still pictures and photographs, moving images and sound, textual records and microfilm, and records held at Presidential Libraries. The downloads are described as .zip file archives accompanied by JSON metadata files at the series or collection level.

Which agency hosts the source, and where can I find it?

The records are held by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The official source is the bulk-download page within the National Archives Catalog at https://www.archives.gov/research/catalog/catalog-bulk-downloads/uap-bulk-download.

Can I view or download the records through this archive?

No. This archive links only to the official National Archives Catalog bulk-download page and does not self-host the datasets or any individual record. The page notes that some materials remain unavailable online due to copyright restrictions and directs researchers to view those materials in person at the National Archives facility in College Park, Maryland.

Source & Classification

Cite this record

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). "Bulk Downloads for Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) — National Archives Catalog". 2020s. Official source: https://www.archives.gov/research/catalog/catalog-bulk-downloads/uap-bulk-download. Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive (not an official or government source): https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/nara-uap-bulk-downloads/.

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  title  = {Bulk Downloads for Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) — National Archives Catalog},
  author = {National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)},
  year   = {2020s},
  howpublished = {Official source: https://www.archives.gov/research/catalog/catalog-bulk-downloads/uap-bulk-download},
  note   = {Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive — not an official or government source},
  url    = {https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/nara-uap-bulk-downloads/}
}

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Related records

• Department of State UAP Records — NARA Record Group 615 → NARA 2020s
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) UAP Records — NARA Record Group 615 → NARA 2020s
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) UAP Records — NARA Record Group 615 → NARA 2020s
• NARA — "RFK Files, UAP Records, and More" (news, 2025) → NARA 2020s

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