Pentagon / AARO
Current U.S. government UAP source layer: recent AARO report documents, official imagery, historical Navy videos, records hub, and public misidentification papers.
Official-source pathways for Pentagon UAP videos, AARO files, NASA reports, CIA records, FBI Vault documents, and NARA archives.
Official records
Start with a source family, then open the related case pages, documents, videos, and archive records.
Current U.S. government UAP source layer: recent AARO report documents, official imagery, historical Navy videos, records hub, and public misidentification papers.
NASA provides the scientific framing: better data collection, calibrated sensors, open methods, and careful separation of unknown observations from extraordinary conclusions.
Historic document repositories are useful for original UFO records, but they need context: a file being real does not mean the claim inside it is confirmed.
The fourth official tranche combines historical records, infrared sensor imagery, and 1996 Space Shuttle Columbia photographs. The guide separates verified release facts from unresolved interpretations.
Read the latest release guideThe first May 8, 2026 batch lists mission reports, range fouler debriefs, tearlines, historical documents, and image references. MR-62 concerns the Strait of Hormuz in September 2020.
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AARO describes PR-049 as a 2026 report with one minute and forty-nine seconds of infrared sensor video. The public narrative is descriptive only and should not be read as a conclusion about the object.
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AARO describes PR-048 as a 2024 report with one minute and thirty-nine seconds of infrared footage tracking an area of contrast.
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AARO points researchers to NARA UFO/UAP records, NASA UAP study materials, KONA BLUE records, ORNL material-analysis synopses, declassification context, and misidentification papers such as satellite flaring and parallax.
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The Department of Defense release for the historical Navy videos remains the highest-value official source for searches around "ufo files pentagon" and early public UAP video context.
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The FLIR, Gimbal, and GoFast videos are central to modern searches for UFO files Pentagon and UAP evidence.
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Project Blue Book was the U.S. Air Force program that investigated thousands of UFO reports during the Cold War.
View source recordCIA UFO records are useful for researchers because they show how intelligence agencies collected and discussed reports over time.
View source recordThe FBI Vault contains UFO-related records and memos that are often cited by researchers and document hunters.
View source recordNASA convened an independent study team to examine how UAP data should be collected and evaluated scientifically.
View source recordAARO is the current U.S. government office associated with UAP reporting, review, and public historical records.
View source recordCongressional hearings have kept UAP files in public view and created demand for clearer official records.
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The National Archives guide helps researchers locate military UFO records and related historical files.
View source recordFOIA requests are a major method for discovering UFO files, but documents still require careful context and verification.
View source recordUAP legislation and reporting requirements affect which files become public and how government offices discuss anomalous cases.
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