US National Archives (NARA)
The US government's archive, which holds Project Blue Book's UFO files and explains why it doubts the Majestic 12 papers.
- Location
- Washington, D.C. (Archives I); College Park, Maryland (Archives II)
- Modern country
- United States
- Established
- 1934
- Holds (UFO)
- Project Blue Book records (Record Group 341); a Majestic 12 copy
- Format
- Blue Book on 94 rolls of 35 mm microfilm
What is US National Archives known for?
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) keeps the permanent records of the US federal government. It was founded in 1934 and became an independent agency in 1985. Its main buildings are the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., which displays the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and Archives II in College Park, Maryland.
NARA holds the records of Project Blue Book, the US Air Force's UFO investigation, among Air Force records in Record Group 341: about 42 cubic feet of paper, made available to researchers on 94 rolls of microfilm. Names of witnesses were removed before release.
One copy of a 'Majestic 12' document is also in NARA's holdings, filed in a folder of Air Force records. The Archives explains on its website why it doubts the paper is genuine, noting among other things that it appears to be a pasted-in photocopy with no record of where it came from.
The National Archives holds Project Blue Book's records and the questioned Majestic 12 paper.
Mentioned on these pages
- Rabbit holeThe Majestic 12 Documents
- PlaceWright-Patterson Air Force Base
Sources
- US National Archives, 'Unidentified Flying Objects and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)'Primary text
- US National Archives, 'Project Blue Book - Unidentified Flying Objects'Primary text
- Wikipedia, 'National Archives and Records Administration'Reference
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