Night Ledger

Record 196 · February 11, 2025

UAP Transparency Act (H.R. 1187, 119th Congress)

U.S. House of Representatives · United States

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LawUnclassified

The bill requires that, not later than 270 days after enactment, the President direct heads of federal departments and agencies possessing documents, reports, or records relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) to declassify them where possible and make them available on a public website. It aims to increase government transparency on UAP matters, encompassing any materials or information potentially relevant to claims of non-human intelligence, crash retrieval, or biologics. As introduced, it does not itself contain or confirm any specific findings on such claims but establishes a mechanism for broader public access to existing government records on the topic.

Public file: Congress.gov

Related paper

FOIA / archiveUnclassified

2023–2025

Records from the Office of the Secretary of Defense Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, October 1, 2023–2025

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) / Office of the Secretary of Defense · United States

This Record Group 615 collection at the National Archives aggregates declassified and unclassified U.S. government records on UAP, technologies of unknown origin, and non-human intelligence (explicitly excluding ordinary non-attributed objects), produced in response to the 2024 NDAA.

FOIA / archiveDeclassified

August 2026

PURSUE Release 05: Declassified UAP Files (August 2026 tranche)

Department of Defense / Department of War · United States

Fifth tranche of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE), releasing 41 additional files including historical documents from 1953 onward, videos of orbs and spheres, digital renderings, and investigative PDFs from FBI, DoD, and other agencies. Materials cover global sightings and analyses but attribute most to explainable phenomena or unresolved due to limited da

FOIA / archiveDeclassified

August 2026

PURSUE Release 05 (August 2026 UAP Files)

Department of Defense · United States

This tranche of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) releases additional historical and modern UAP-related documents, imagery, and sensor data from multiple agencies as part of a rolling declassification effort. Materials include reports of orb-like phenomena, sensor data from military platforms, and archival records. Consistent with other PURSUE releases and