UFO files | Newly released files from The National Archives. Skip to Main Content Home > UFOs UFOs Newly released UFO files from the UK government Files released in June 2013 The final tranche of UFO files released by The National Archives contain a wide range of UFO-related documents, drawings, letters, and photos and parliamentary questions covering the final two years of the Ministry of Defence's UFO Desk (from late 2007 until November 2009). Discover the reasons behind the closure of the UFO desk, the handling of the largest number of UFO sighting reports received in 30 years and the disclosure campaign for ‘the truth’, which was sparked by the closure of the UFO Desk. Start by reading our highlights guide (PDF, 363kb) to help navigate your way through the files.
Previous file releases The National Archives holds other UFO files that have already been released by the Ministry of Defence. Videocast Could not load plugins: File not found Dr David Clarke, an expert in UFO history, guides us through the highlights of the newly released UFO files. Bookshop. Project Grudge: UFO Study Group. Project Sign would be officially defunct on February 11, 1949. Enter Project Grudge, another government UFO study group. No matter what high hopes existed for Grudge, it became nothing more than a repeat of Sign, the name change being the most significant difference. From Project Twinkle, and Project Sign, one very important fact emerged: There was no way that a study group could be formed where everyone involved would agree on a solution, and wrap up the UFO mystery in a neat little box. It was just too complex, and two separate trains of thought came from all the meetings, no matter how top-secret they were. One group, despite any "real" evidence, believed that UFOs could well be extraterrestrial, based mainly on credible reports by pilots who described the unbelievable maneuvers made by these flying craft from who knows where.
Project Grudge did attempt to do something unique: give each and every case a solution, or tag that identified it as something. Captain J. Project Blue Book Archive - About the Archive. FBI. The FBI’s Reading Room contains many files of public interest and historical value. In compliance with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements, some of these records are no longer in the physical possession of the FBI, eliminating the FBI’s capability to re-review and/or re-process this material. Please note, that the information found in these files may no longer reflect the current beliefs, positions, opinions, or policies currently held by the FBI. The image quality contained within this site is subject to the condition of the original documents and original scanning efforts. These older files may contain processing procedures that are not compliant with current FOIA processing standards.
All recently scanned images posted to the Reading Room adhere to the NARA 300 DPI standard. Therefore, we have provided the best representation of the files contained within the Reading Room for your viewing purposes. Frequent Ufos over Capitol hill. This picture was the cause of public shock and furor in 1953 as ufos were fotographed over the whitehouse on capitol hill1952 started with fewer than one ufo sighting per day in the first three months.
In April and May, the flow increased to 3 per day, and this rate doubled in June. For the first half of the year, there had been 300 unexplained observations reports, 4 times the previous annual rate, and still the peak was not reached. There were 3 nights of intense activity over Washington, D.C. On July 19/20, July 26/27 and August 2/3, the skies above the nation's capital were crowded with UFOs darting here and there, over the White House, over the Capitol Building, over the Pentagon. They were seen from the ground, seen and also detected on radar from control towers at Washington National Airport, Bolling Air Force Base across the Potomac River, and from nearby Andrews Air Force Base. The radar operators conferred by telephone to ensure they were tracking the same targets. Yes. 1. 1. Aliens 'hijack' Nasa's Voyager 2 spacecraft, claims expert.