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Yeah, I’m not necessarily a fan of his other work, but he’ll be talking about his report on Immaculate Constellation.
Personally, I’m patient and will withhold judgement until after the hearing happens.
I always look forward to Marik’s articles. They’re a great way to catch up on recent events and how they tie into UAP history. And, as always, this article is abundant with citations.
We’ve already seen one roadblock with what little passed of the UAP Disclosure Act in the last NDAA. The expectation was that government agencies would have to transfer records relating to UAP to the National Archives by Oct. 20th. However, some ambiguity in the text that passed only required agencies to organize in preparation of transferring. The National Archives has now mandated the transfer to take place no later than September 30, 2025. They also recently confirmed that no records have been transferred.
Though there may be a wait, the National Archives already has an abundance of records and have continued uploading more over the last month. There are close to 13,000 records related to UAP, with quite a few not listed in their topic research page and plenty that are remaining to be digitized. I’ve been in contact with them about the status of these records, slowly getting updates and seeing issues getting addressed on their site. I have a few lingering questions and will hopefully have a more thorough update for the community soon.
In the meantime, checkout the below links for more information on the state of UAP records at the National Archives.
Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives
Link to the PDF: https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/navy/DON-NAVY-2021-008741.pdf
There’s not a ton of substance released, but it does give some insight into the UAP Task Force, reporting, stigmas faced, and the “Tic Tac” encounter. The final slide seems fitting after multiple fully redacted pages. “Questions?”
Just received an email from NARA’s public affairs, which mainly states what I posted. Hopefully, I can still get some more info on the metadata.
Thank you for contacting the National Archives to inquire about UAP records. This message serves to provide you with some newly available information:
We recently published an FAQ page on this topic. Here is the link - https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps/faqs.
Additionally, here is a link to the latest AC memo - https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/memos/ac-04-2025
Best, Public and Media Communications staff
Some NARA resources on UAP:
- Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives
- Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection, December 23, 2023–2024
- Bulk Downloads for Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs)
- Guidance to Federal Agencies on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection
- Memorandum AC 13.2024
- Memorandum AC 26.2024
- Memorandum AC 39.2024
- Memorandum AC 04.2025
- FAQs (Just added today.)
I’ve been on a wild goose chase asking around the National Archives for clarification on the UAP records transfers. I had some emails in limbo for months with no responses and just started getting traction of being referred to various emails. I mainly wanted to confirm the date agencies are expected to comply and I was requesting copies of the metadata spreadsheets that will be provided by each agency. Perhaps coincidentally, NARA just released a new memorandum today confirming September 30, 2025 as the date agencies are expected to transfer records. Keep in mind that NARA would have 30 days after receipt to make records publicly accessible on-site and 180 days to upload to their site.
The memorandum touches on the metadata I’ve been asking about, but still no word on making the full metadata spreadsheets publicly available. The metadata spreadsheets would make it clear what each agency is transferring and help better track compliance. I reached out to projects.researchservices@nara.gov earlier this week, though I’m still awaiting a response.
In the meantime, I’ve been tagging UAP records on their site. I’ve found quite a few records that haven’t been added to their main UAP page. However, I’ve also seemed to reach a limit with their search page. Searching for user tags on their site is buggy, but NARA confirmed their tech team is working on optimizing this search feature. There is also a 10,000 record cap on searches and user tag results aren’t properly displaying total records. This also put a snag in my tagging, since I was going to export all result IDs to match up against search terms to see what records are left to tag. Hopefully their upcoming fix will help with that.
So, a bit of a wait for agencies to comply. Though, some could start trickling in from now until that date. There’s ample that NARA already had online that’s well worth checking until then.
“Immaculate Constellation” is the name of the program, since it seems to be cut off by a paywall.
We’re roughly a month from both the Senate and House’s UAP hearings. The Senate will focus on AARO, which could still be interesting since they’re under new leadership. However, the House will have a broad scope and has potential to bring in a range of witnesses. If such a program does exist then hopefully we can get a witness in the hearing that can shine more light on it.
Credit to Reddit user randonaut for helping get this page established. The downloads mirror the collections outlined on the main UAP landing page. Do note that the content here is just what was already in possession of the National Archives and doesn’t reflect transfers from other government agencies. This also doesn’t seem to fully encompass the National Archive’s records either, as I have been tagging UAP related records and have come across plenty that haven’t been added to that collection. They do at least seem committed to updating these pages somewhat frequently.
I’ve also been reaching out the National Archives to confirm the status of the transfers mandated by the last NDAA. However, I’ve not gotten a hold of anyone yet that seems to have definitive information on the subject. Speaking with randonaut, I’ve at least got insight into the contact that set up the bulk download page and I’ve also reached out to additional departments there. One of my current goals is to see if the metadata spreadsheets from each agency can be shared to track who is complying and what is being transferred.
I see a lot of defeatism in other communities with news like this. It’s always good to temper expectations in advance, know that it’ll take time, and that set backs are to be expected. Regardless, it’s clear that more information will come out soon and shine a better light on what’s going on.