The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has formally established Record Group 615 — the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection — under the authority of sections 1841–1843 of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Six federal agencies have already transferred UAP records into the collection. All are publicly downloadable.
The Six Agencies and Their Transfer Sizes
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) — Catalog ID 493468575 — Bulk download: 493468575.zip (63.10 MB)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) — Catalog ID 488808322 — Bulk download: 488808322.zip (11.74 MB)
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) — Catalog ID 493468579 — Bulk download: 493468579.zip (1.29 MB)
- Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) — Catalog ID 493468580 — Bulk download: 493468580.zip (103.37 MB)
- National Security Agency (NSA) — Catalog ID 580103959
- Department of State — Catalog ID 608806625
What the OSD Transfer Means
The Office of the Secretary of Defense transfer — at 103.37MB — is the largest electronic records tranche so far. The OSD is the highest civilian policy office in the US military structure. UAP records held by the OSD represent policy-level documentation: assessments, briefings, programme decisions, and correspondence at the Secretary of Defence level. This is not operational sighting reports. This is strategic policy documentation about UAP at the highest level of military governance.
The Project Blue Book Photography Archive
Separate from the electronic records, NARA’s bulk download portal also includes the complete Project Blue Book photograph archive: 542184.zip (36.48 GB). Every photograph ever taken in association with Project Blue Book — including photographs of objects — is in that single zip file, free to download. The project ran 1952–1969.
Rolling Transfers Continue
NARA updates the bulk downloads at least three times per year. Additional agencies are transferring on a rolling basis. The 2024 NDAA required agencies to identify all UAP records in any format and prepare digital copies for transfer by September 30, 2025. The current six-agency collection is a starting point, not the final state. AAWSAP’s 38 research reports — legally required in RG 615 — have not yet appeared in the public catalog. They are the most significant pending transfer.
Source: archives.gov/research/topics/uaps. NARA Bulk Downloads at archives.gov/research/catalog/catalog-bulk-downloads/uap-bulk-download. 2024 NDAA sections 1841–1843.