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.

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. 

 

General Files (Truman Administration), 1945–1953

• File Unit from the series: General Files, 1945–1953:
  • Flying Saucers (only) (National Archives Identifier: 142770134)

Records of the Psychological Strategy Board (Truman Administration), 1951–1953

• Item from the series: Administration Files from Class 300 of the Decimal Files, 1951–1953:
  • Minutes of the Staff Meeting of the Psychological Strategy Board (National Archives Identifier: 296760497)

Harry S. Truman Post-Presidential Papers, 1953–1973

• Item from the series: General Correspondence Files, 1953–1973:
  • Letter for Donald E. Keyhoe to Former President Harry S. Truman with Attachment (National Archives Identifier: 351086336)

Harry S. Truman Library Oral History Collection, 1960–2014

• File Unit from the series: Transcripts of Oral History Interviews, 1960–2014:
  • Oral History Interviews with Robert B. Landry (National Archives Identifier: 201001)

Papers of John F. Kennedy: Pre-Presidential Papers: Senate Files, 1953–1961

• File Unit from the series: Files Related to Cases and Projects, 1953–1960
  • [Washington] Closed Cases, 1960: Flying Saucers (National Archives Identifier: 351002630

Papers of Drew Pearson, 1915–1969

• File Unit from the series: Files from the Merry-Go-Round Farm, 1919–1969:
  • Flying Saucers [1952] (National Archives Identifier: 383108132)
• File Units from the series: Files from the Georgetown Office and Residence, 1915–1969:
  • Flying Saucers (National Archives Identifier: 383108136)
  • Flying Saucers [2] (National Archives Identifier: 383108137)
  • Unidentified Flying Objects (National Archives Identifier: 383108139)

White House Subject Files (Nixon Administration), January 20, 1969–August 9, 1974

• File Units from the series: White House Subject Files, January 20, 1969–August 9, 1974:
  • EX OS 5 Unidentified Flying Objects 1/1/1973- (National Archives Identifier: 471647292)
  • GEN OS 5 Unidentified Flying Objects [1969-1970] (National Archives Identifier: 471647294)
  • GEN OS 5 Unidentified Flying Objects 1/1/1971 (National Archives Identifier: 471647296)

 

Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers, 1948–1973

• File Unit from the series: Press Releases Chronological Files, 1964–1973:
  • Ford Press Releases, January – April 1966 (National Archives Identifier: 12130682)
• File Unit from the series: Press Releases Subject Files, 1965–1973:
  • Ford Press Releases – UFO, 1966 (National Archives Identifier: 4525586)
• File Unit from the series: Speech and Press Release Logs, 1948–1973: 
  • Ford Speech and Press Release Logs, 1966 (National Archives Identifier: 12132462)
• File Unit from the series: Weekly Radio Reports, 1949–1973: 
  • 5th District Weekly Radio Reports, 1966 (National Archives Identifier: 4526519)
• File Unit from the series: Broadcasts Files, 1949–1972:
  • Ford Broadcasts, 1965–1966 (National Archives Identifier: 12237637)
• File Units from the series: Legislative Issues Files, 1963–1973:
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects, January - March (folder B48-21) (National Archives Identifier: 471800938)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects, April (folder B48-22) (National Archives Identifier: 471800940)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects, April (folder B48-23) (National Archives Identifier: 471800942)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects, May (folder B48-24) (National Archives Identifier: 471800944)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects, May (folder B48-25) (National Archives Identifier: 471800946)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects, May (folder B48-26) (National Archives Identifier: 471800948)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects, June (folder B48-27) (National Archives Identifier: 471800950)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects, July (folder B48-28) (National Archives Identifier: 471800952)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects, August - September (folder B48-29) (National Archives Identifier: 471800954)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects, October (folder B48-30) (National Archives Identifier: 471800956)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects, October (folder B48-31) (National Archives Identifier: 471800958)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects, November - December (folder B48-32) (National Archives Identifier: 471800960)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder B48-33) (National Archives Identifier: 471800962)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder B48-34) (National Archives Identifier: 471800964)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder B48-35) (National Archives Identifier: 471800966)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder B48-36) (National Archives Identifier: 471800968)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder B48-37) (National Archives Identifier: 471800970)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder B48-38) (National Archives Identifier: 471800972)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder B48-39) (National Archives Identifier: 471800974)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder B48-40) (National Archives Identifier: 471800976)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder B48-41) (National Archives Identifier: 471800978)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder B48-42) (National Archives Identifier: 471800980)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder B48-43) (National Archives Identifier: 471800982)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder B48-44) (National Archives Identifier: 471800984)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Form Response (folder B48-45) (National Archives Identifier: 471800986)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Unanswered, March (folder B48-46) (National Archives Identifier: 471800988)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Unanswered, March (folder B48-47) (National Archives Identifier: 471800990)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Unanswered, March (folder B48-48) (National Archives Identifier: 471800992)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Unanswered, April (folder B49-1) (National Archives Identifier: 471800994)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Unanswered, April (folder B49-2) (National Archives Identifier: 471800996)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Unanswered, April (folder B49-3) (National Archives Identifier: 471800998)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Unanswered, May - August (folder B49-4) (National Archives Identifier: 471801000)
  • 1966: Unidentified Flying Objects - Unanswered, September - December (folder B49-5) (National Archives Identifier: 471801002)
  • 1967: Unidentified Flying Objects, January - March (folder B79-43) (National Archives Identifier: 471801004)
  • 1967: Unidentified Flying Objects, April - June (folder B79-44) (National Archives Identifier: 471801006)
  • 1967: Unidentified Flying Objects, July - November (folder B79-45) (National Archives Identifier: 471801008)
  • 1967: Unidentified Flying Objects, December (folder B79-46) (National Archives Identifier: 471801010)
  • 1967: Unidentified Flying Objects - Information (folder B79-47) (National Archives Identifier: 471801012)
  • 1967: Unidentified Flying Objects - Unanswered (folder B79-48) (National Archives Identifier: 471801014)
  • 1968: Unidentified Flying Objects, January - April (folder B131-24) (National Archives Identifier: 471801016)
  • 1968: Unidentified Flying Objects, May (folder B131-25) (National Archives Identifier: 471801018)
  • 1968: Unidentified Flying Objects, July - December (folder B131-26) (National Archives Identifier: 471801020)
  • 1968: Unidentified Flying Objects - Information (folder B131-27) (National Archives Identifier: 471801022)
  • 1968: Unidentified Flying Objects - Information (folder B131-28) (National Archives Identifier: 471801024)
  • 1968: Unidentified Flying Objects - Unanswered (folder B131-29) (National Archives Identifier: 471801026)
  • 1969: Unidentified Flying Objects, January (folder B156-21) (National Archives Identifier: 471801028)
  • 1969: Unidentified Flying Objects, February - December (folder B156-22) (National Archives Identifier: 471801030)
  • 1969: Unidentified Flying Objects - Information (folder B156-23) (National Archives Identifier: 471801032)
  • 1969: Unidentified Flying Objects - Unanswered (folder B156-24) (National Archives Identifier: 471801034)

Edward Hutchinson Papers, 1959–1976

• File Units from the series: Sponsored Bills Files, 1965–1976:
  • 1965-66: (16) HR866 - Unidentified Flying Objects (1) (National Archives Identifier: 1549859)
  • 1965-66: (16) HR866 - Unidentified Flying Objects (2) (National Archives Identifier: 471690403)

White House Central Files Subject Files (Ford Administration), August 9, 1974–January 20, 1977

• File Units from the series: White House Central Files Subject Files on Outer Space, August 1974–January 1977:
  • OS 5: Unidentified Flying Objects - Executive (National Archives Identifier: 4508310)
  • OS 5: Unidentified Flying Objects - General (National Archives Identifier: 471691822)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White House Staff Photographers Collection, January 20, 1977–January 20, 1981 

• File Units from the series: Jimmy Carter's Presidential Photographs, January 20, 1977–January 20, 1981 (contact sheets available online allow researchers to identify specific images of interest by contact sheet number and image frame number):
  • Frank Moore - Receives 9000 letters concerning UFO incidents in conjunction with National Enquirer article (National Archives Identifier: 179066)
  • Frank Moore - Receives 9000 letters concerning UFO incidents in conjunction with National Enquirer article (National Archives Identifier: 179067)

Records of the White House Press Office (Carter Administration), 1977–1981

• File Unit from the series: Eleanor Weaver's Subject Files, 1977–1981
  • UFO [Unidentified Flying Objects] (National Archives Identifier: 6277769)
• File Unit from the series: Charles Goodwin's Subject Files, 1977–1981
  • Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) (National Archives Identifier: 172071400)

White House Office of Records Management File Systems (White House Central Files), January 20, 1981–January 20, 1989

• File Units from the series: Subject Files Relating to Outer Space, January 20, 1981–January 20, 1989
  • White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject File case files OS (Outer Space): 052000-082999 (National Archives Identifier: 209237724)
  • White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject File case files OS (Outer Space): 157000-159999 (National Archives Identifier: 209237725)
  • White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject File case files OS (Outer Space): 477000-499999 (National Archives Identifier: 209237726)
• File Unit from the series: Subject Files on Opinions, Statements, Questionnaires, and Articles, January 20, 1981–January 20, 1989
  • White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject File case files PR14-08 (Opinions-Statements-Questionnaires-Articles): 446336-448099 (National Archives Identifier: 209237727)

Records of the White House Office of Records Management (Clinton Administration), 1993–2001 

• File Unit from the series: Subject Files on Outer Space, 1993–2001: 
  • Related to Roswell NM LPWJC 2006-0476-F
    • Case Number 243544 (National Archives Identifier: 147871567)
• File Units from the series: Subject Files on the Federal Government, 1993–2001: 
  • Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
    • Case Number 082451CU (National Archives Identifier: 297910558)
    • Case Number 091934 (National Archives Identifier: 297910560)
  • Related to request for meeting by Starlight Coalition LPWJC 2006-0490-F
    • Case Number 118479cu (National Archives Identifier: 300885571)
• File Units from the series: Alphabet Files, 1993–2001: 
  • Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
    • Case Number 252440 (National Archives Identifier: 297910556)
  • Related to D. Steven Greer, Director of (CSETI) LPWJC-2006-0483-F
    • Greer, Q–Z [Stephen Greer] (National Archives Identifier: 300885568)
• File Unit from the series: Subject Files on National Security and Defense, 1993–2001: 
  • Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
    • Case Number 095031CU (National Archives Identifier: 297910564)

 

Records of the National Security Council Records Management Office (Clinton Administration), ca. 1993–ca. 2001

• File Units from the series: Presidential Records Series (PRS) Files, ca. 1993–ca. 2001: 
  • Related to Roswell NM LPWJC 2006-0476-F
    • 9502948 (National Archives Identifier: 147873187)
    • [08/28/1998] (National Archives Identifier: 147873183)
    • [04/19/1995–11/30/1995] (National Archives Identifier: 147873185)
    • [06/24/1997] (National Archives Identifier: 147873181)
  • Related to New Age Spiritualists LPWJC 2006-0533-F
    • [08/07/1996–08/09/1996] (National Archives Identifier: 147873191)
  • Related to Area 51 LPWJC-2006-0527-F
    • 9507092 (National Archives Identifier: 297910684)
    • 9507055 (National Archives Identifier: 297910680)
    • 9507055 (National Archives Identifier: 297910682)
    • 9600475 (National Archives Identifier: 297910686)
    • 9600475 (National Archives Identifier: 297910688)
    • 9606505 (National Archives Identifier: 297910690)
    • 9606505 (National Archives Identifier: 297910692)
    • 9700471 (National Archives Identifier: 297910694)
    • 9700471 (National Archives Identifier: 297910696)
    • 9700698 (National Archives Identifier: 297910698)
    • 9700698 (National Archives Identifier: 297910700)
    • 9706404 (National Archives Identifier: 297910704)
    • 9706404 (National Archives Identifier: 297910702)
    • 9706476 (National Archives Identifier: 297910706)
    • 9800538 (National Archives Identifier: 297910710)
    • 9800538 (National Archives Identifier: 297910708)
    • 9806405 (National Archives Identifier: 297910712)
    • 9806405 (National Archives Identifier: 297910714)
• File Units from the series: NSC (National Security Council) Records Management System, January 20,1993–January 20, 2001: 
  • Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
    • 9506127 (National Archives Identifier: 297910606)
    • 9508357 (National Archives Identifier: 297910608)

Presidential Electronic Mail from the Automated Records Management System (ARMS), January 20, 1993–January 20, 2001

• File Units from the series: Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Email from the White House Office (WHO) Bucket, January 20, 1993–January 20, 1993: 
  • Related to Roswell NM LPWJC 2006-0476-F
    • [12/11/1996–09/23/1997] (National Archives Identifier: 147872137)
  • Related to “The Truth” LPWJC 2008-0359-F
    • [01/16/1999–12/21/1999] (National Archives Identifier: 147872343)
  • Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
    • [09/27/1995–11/25/1998] (National Archives Identifier: 297910578)
  • Related to Area 51 LPWJC-2006-0527-F
    • [04/26/1995–04/18/2000] (National Archives Identifier: 297910668)
• File Units from the series: Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Email from the Default Bucket, January 20, 1993–January 20, 2001:  
  • Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
    • (National Archives Identifier: [07/10/1997–12/11/1999] 297910580)
  • Related to Area 51 LPWJC-2006-0527-F
    • [08/26/1999] (National Archives Identifier: 297910670)
• File Unit from the series: Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Email from the Office of Policy Development (OPD) Bucket, January 20,1993–January 20, 1993: 
  • Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
    • [09/26/1997–02/27/1999] (National Archives Identifier: 297910576)

 

Tape Restoration Project (TRP) Emails, January 20, 1993–January 20, 1993

• File Units from the series: Tape Restoration Project (TRP) Email from the Default Bucket, 1994–2000: 

  • Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
    • [07/11/1997] (National Archives Identifier: 297910584)
    • [03/06/1998–03/20/1998] (National Archives Identifier: 297910582)

Records of the Office of Agency Liaison (Clinton Administration), 1993–2001 

• File Units from the series: Correspondence, 1993–2000: 
  • Related to Flying Saucers or UFOs LPWJC 2006-0474-F
    • [UFO] (National Archives Identifier: 297910570)
    • [UFO] [1] (National Archives Identifier: 297910572)
    • [UFO] [2] (National Archives Identifier: 297910574)
  • Related to D. Steven Greer, Director of (CSETI) LPWJC-2006-0483-F
    • [Steven Greer] (National Archives Identifier: 300885580)

Records of the Office of Scheduling (Clinton Administration), 1993–2001 

• File Units from the series: General Files, 1993–2001: 
  • Related to D. Steven Greer, Director of (CSETI) LPWJC-2006-0483-F
    • 197878 [Steven Greer] (National Archives Identifier: 300885582)
    • 207381 [Steven Greer] (National Archives Identifier: 300885583)

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