2025 should have been a big year for UAP records, but fell short of expectations. The UAP record transfers established in the 2024 NDAA were due to the National Archives (NARA) by September 30, 2025. Records would have 30 days from receipt to be available in person and 180 days to be made available online. Even considering the government shut down, records should now be publicly available at their College Park, MD location. However, the National Archives has yet to provide an update on what additional records may be available in person.
At the beginning of 2025 I started to send out FOIAs requesting the lists of UAP records each agency identified for transfer to NARA.
20 agencies responded that my FOIAs didn’t return any results, 14 agencies have not responded to my FOIAs or emails, and only 4 agencies yielded any form of results.
So where do the UAP record transfers stand?
What was added to the National Archives?
The only agencies to have UAP records added to the National Archives’ online catalog this year were the FAA, NRC, NSA, ODNI, and OSD.
The FAA’s records seem to be new, consisting of air traffic reports. While the other agencies mostly transferred records previously available to the public.
And, while drafting this post, the NRC’s page has been updated with 6 new records. The new records mainly seem to be about UAP reporting and AARO. The NRC originally provided me with a list of 3 records, which were in the first batch uploaded to NARA. At that time, the remaining UAP records were in contention with NARA. These new records have redactions, which could have been a compromise to get them released. Since, they just popped up I haven’t had time for a thorough review.
All of these records can be viewed in Record Group 615.
A break down of the first batch of records for the FAA, NRC, ODNI, and OSD can be found in my post National Archives UAP Records Upload (01) and a breakdown of the second batch with NSA’s in NSA’s UAP Records and the Government Shutdown.
What remains to be added?
The only additional agencies confirmed to have UAP records to be added are the Air Force, NARA, and potentially FBI.
Air Force
The Air Force released a list of 30 records being transferred, but it is unclear when those were or will be transferred. See my post, Air Force’s UAP Records, for the list of records being transferred.
FBI
The FBI appears to have compiled a list of UAP records to transfer to NARA, but the list was withheld from FOIA release. It is unclear how many of the records identified will be for public release or will be withheld after transferring.
The material you requested is currently in draft form which is exempt from disclosure pursuant to Title 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(1), and (b)(5). The information was also reviewed under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Title 5, U.S.C. § 552, and the material is exempt in its entirety pursuant to subsection (b)(7)(E). 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(1) exempts from disclosure records that are:
(A) specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive Order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy; and (B) are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive Order.
In applying these exemptions, the FBI determined the records responsive to your request are in draft form; that the documents are pre-decisional and deliberative. As such, release of the draft records could reasonably be expected to interfere with the interests protected by the deliberative process. These records are also law enforcement records, the release of which could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings or risk circumvention of the law, therefore, your request is being closed.
NARA
The National Archives themselves have UAP records that were previously in their possession that have still not been digitized or added to their UAP collection. I have reached out on multiple occasions and have not received any clear answers. Some examples:
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Not Digitized
These are just some of the records I found with place holders online. It is unclear if additional UAP records exist at NARA that aren’t listed online.
What won’t be added?
NASA
NASA confirmed that they have UAP records, but won’t be transferring any due to them being owned by the DoD.
“Per the requirements in Section 1841-1842 of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act for handling records related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), NASA does not have any records that meet the requirements to submit records to the National Archives. Any agency-related records associated with UAP, came from, and are owned by, the U.S. Department of Defense.”
-NASA Office of Communications
Records withheld from release
As outlined in the 2024 NDAA, agencies can transfer records to NARA that will be withheld from public release. The potential release of these records has been a point of contention between agencies and NARA, with the public left in the dark. I have reached out to NARA to see if any insight could be provided on the scale of records withheld, but have yet to receive any response.
What remains unclear?
Many of my FOIA for lists of UAP records identified for transfer to NARA remain unanswered. The CIA, NOAA, NTSB, and plenty of DoD agencies have yet to provide a response to my FOIAs. NOAA has followed up on multiple occasions to state that they are working on the request, but the other agencies are in limbo. Whether these agencies have records being transferred remains to be seen.
Under the radar
Something seemed to fly under the radar in UAP news. Did you miss the job posting from Booz Allen Hamilton for Counterintelligence and HUMINT Operations Officer, Senior? Requirements included “Experience conducting comprehensive records reviews of U.S. government agencies, including archived and classified materials, for information about Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) activities” and “Ability to assess, plan, and execute site surveys of government facilities, archives, and locations linked to alleged historical UAP activity”.
This was a short lived job posting that appeared to have been up for less than a week. Who the client is for the role is unclear, but this is a unique role that I had not seen pop up before.
Counterintelligence and HUMINT Operations Officer, Senior
The Opportunity:
With all the information available today, it takes a skilled intelligence analyst to know how to find and interpret the best data to give their clients the right answers. With the critical decisions made in our government every day, we need a counterintelligence and HUMINT (CI/HUMINT) officer like you to do just that. As a CI/HUMINT officer, you use your specialized technical experience and attention to detail to develop reports, assessments, and intelligence products to give your client the actionable intelligence and context they need. If you have strong analytical skills and a problem-solving mindset, we have an opportunity to use those skills to support our warfighters, protect our national security, and inform our nation’s leaders.
As a CI/HUMINT officer on our team, you’ll conduct interviews of current and former government personnel and contractors and perform site surveys of classified or sensitive areas. Using your comprehensive understanding of various collection platforms, you’ll explore new data sources, develop effective queries, and combine information from disparate CI/HUMINT sources. You’ll validate information and develop tradecraft as you build assessments for senior policymakers. As the authority on your topic, your client will look to you for time-critical recommendations, often under pressure.
This is a chance to grow your expertise and broaden your skillset into areas like conducting extensive interviews and reporting for historical records reviews. You’ll share your expertise with other officers through leadership and mentoring. We focus on growing as a team to deliver the best support to our customers, so you’ll have resources to learn new skills and tools.
Work with us as we provide the right information at the right time to support the critical needs of our nation’s leaders and policymakers.
Join us. The world can’t wait.
You Have:
Experience conducting comprehensive records reviews of U.S. government agencies, including archived and classified materials, for information about Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) activities
Experience liaising with the U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) and federal counterintelligence and security counterparts
Experience interviewing, eliciting information, and assessing the reliability of witnesses, including in sensitive or classified contexts
Knowledge of congressional mandates for special reviews, including those tied to historical reporting and sensitive government programs
Ability to synthesize findings for incorporation in technical reports and congressional deliverables, and prepare detailed documentation, summaries, and input for congressionally mandated reports such as the Historical Record Report
Ability to identify, locate, and interview government personnel, contractors, and service members who may serve as witnesses or provide authorized historical reporting, including verbal history interviews
Ability to assess, plan, and execute site surveys of government facilities, archives, and locations linked to alleged historical UAP activity
Ability to support the secure collection and handling of sensitive and potentially classified information as required by the Department of Defense (DoD) and Congressional oversight
TS/SCI clearance
Bachelor’s degree
Nice If You Have:
15+ years of experience conducting CI/HUMINT activities
Knowledge of working with or supporting DoD or UAP-related congressional investigations
Knowledge of open-source research, electronic record systems, and verbal history methodologies
Possession of excellent written and verbal communication skills
Master’s degree
Qualified Controlled Program Access Certification
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