Research Resources
This page collects external resources for researching the subjects catalogued in this archive. FDRT is an independent research body and is not affiliated with any listed organization; inclusion here is a citation, not an endorsement (see our Links Disclaimer). We favor primary sources and official records, because the strongest position any researcher can hold is one built on documents anyone can verify.
Government Records and FOIA
The foundation of independent research on these subjects. Most of what is publicly known began as a government record that someone requested or that was declassified on schedule.
FOIA.gov
The government’s central FOIA portal. Search records already released across agencies, identify the right agency, and file a request. Start here. See also our plain-language guide: The Freedom of Information Act: A Public Guide.
The National Archives (NARA)
The permanent record of the U.S. government. Holds declassified files, historical records, and the collections referenced throughout this archive.
CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room
Hundreds of thousands of declassified CIA documents, searchable, including the full Stargate remote-viewing collection and decades of intelligence files.
FBI Records: The Vault
The FBI’s declassified document repository, including historical investigative files on subjects catalogued here.
DoD FOIA (Washington Headquarters Services)
Requests for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, and numerous defense agencies.
The Black Vault
A privately maintained archive of over 3 million declassified pages obtained through FOIA over 25+ years. Not a government source; included because it aggregates genuine released documents at a scale no individual could replicate. Verify anything critical against the originating agency.
Official U.S. Government UAP Resources
The current official channels, which matter for a specific reason: they represent the government’s own on-record position, and citing them is how a formal researcher stays grounded in what has actually been acknowledged.
AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office)
The Department of Defense office currently responsible for UAP. Publishes reports, a historical record review, and a public reporting mechanism.
ODNI UAP reports
The Director of National Intelligence’s assessments to Congress, the documents that moved the subject into official channels.
Primary-Source and Historical Repositories
Where the documentary record on specific cases and programs lives.
Project Blue Book archive (NARA)
The complete declassified files of the U.S. Air Force’s 1952-1969 UFO investigation, digitized and searchable.
The Sign Historical Group / historical case files
Research-grade compilations of primary documents on mid-20th-century cases.
Presidential libraries (NARA system)
Correspondence and records touching programs and decisions referenced in this archive.
Direct links added per entry as pages are built; each links to the specific collection it cites.
Understanding the Record
For readers who want to research rigorously rather than just read.
The FOIA guide
How to request records yourself, which agency to ask, and what the law entitles you to.
Our Editorial Policy
How FDRT sources, verifies, and labels every claim, and the three-tier system that separates documented record from testimony from unverified account.
Direct links added per entry as pages are built; each links to the specific collection it cites.