NARA — Guidance to Federal Agencies on UAP Records Collection

NARA Collection landing 2020s Official link verified

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NARA's Federal Records Management page 'Guidance to Federal Agencies on the UAP Records Collection,' the authoritative records-management instruction for how agencies identify, schedule, and transfer UAP-related records to the National Archives.

This NARA Federal Records Management page, "Guidance to Federal Agencies on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection," sets out how federal agencies are to identify, schedule, and transfer UAP-related records to the National Archives. It sits alongside NARA's Memos to Agency Records Officers (the AC-series memos directing agencies on UAP records handling) and is the authoritative records-management instruction underlying the government-wide UAP records collection effort. This archive links the page only and does not reproduce it; confirmed via a Wayback snapshot dated 8 May 2026.

Common questions

What is this record?
It points to NARA's Federal Records Management page, Guidance to Federal Agencies on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection, which tells federal agencies how to identify, schedule, and transfer UAP-related records to the National Archives.
Why does it matter?
It is the authoritative records-management instruction underlying the government-wide UAP records collection — the procedural backbone for how UAP records reach the National Archives. It sits alongside NARA's AC-series memos to agency records officers.
Where is the official source?
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, at https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/uap-guidance (confirmed via a Wayback snapshot dated 2026-05-08).
Can I view or download it on this archive?
This archive links to the official source on archives.gov only and does not self-host it; the official source remains authoritative.

Source & Classification

Record metadata

Record type
Collection landing
Decade
2020s
Review status
published
Publication status
published

Official source link

https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/uap-guidance

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Cite this record

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). "NARA — Guidance to Federal Agencies on UAP Records Collection". 2020s. Official source: https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/uap-guidance. Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive (not an official or government source): https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/nara-uap-records-management-guidance/.

APA

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). (2020s). NARA — Guidance to Federal Agencies on UAP Records Collection. https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/uap-guidance

MLA

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). "NARA — Guidance to Federal Agencies on UAP Records Collection." 2020s, https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/uap-guidance.

Chicago

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). "NARA — Guidance to Federal Agencies on UAP Records Collection." 2020s. https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/uap-guidance.

BibTeX

@misc{uaprecords_nara-uap-records-management-guidance,
  title  = {NARA — Guidance to Federal Agencies on UAP Records Collection},
  author = {National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)},
  year   = {2020s},
  howpublished = {Official source: https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/uap-guidance},
  note   = {Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive — not an official or government source},
  url    = {https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/nara-uap-records-management-guidance/}
}

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License note (source-level)

Content published by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (archives.gov) is generally a U.S. Government work in the public domain under 17 U.S.C. §105. This archive links to the official source on archives.gov only and does not reproduce it; the official source remains authoritative.

Archivist note

NARA’s Federal Records Management page “Guidance to Federal Agencies on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection” (archives.gov/records-mgmt/uap-guidance) sets out how federal agencies are to identify, schedule, and transfer UAP-related records to the National Archives. According to the page, it sits within NARA’s records-management resources alongside its Memos to Agency Records Officers (the AC-series memos that direct agencies on UAP records handling), and is the authoritative records-management instruction underlying the government-wide UAP records collection effort.

This archive links to the official source on archives.gov only and does not reproduce or self-host it. The page was confirmed via the Wayback availability API and a snapshot dated 2026-05-08. This entry asserts no conclusion beyond what the official source states and takes no position on the nature of any reported phenomena; it is cataloged as the procedural/records-management context for the broader UAP records collection.

Uncertainty / Limits

Archive state (this release)

  1. Official source archives.gov ↗
  2. Archived 2026-05-08 ↗
  3. Added to archive
  4. Last revised
Record status
Official link verified
Review status
published
Publication status
published
Local copy
Not stored in U3
Summary
Published
Translation
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