Record Group 615 is the National Archives' "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection." It exists because Congress required it in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. If you want to read government UAP records yourself rather than through summaries, this is one of the main places to look. This guide explains what the collection is and how to search it.
The National Archives (NARA) says it established the collection "per sections 1841–1843 of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 118-31)." The NDAA was enacted as H.R. 2670 in the 118th Congress, and its enrolled text is available on congress.gov.
Those sections direct federal agencies to identify their UAP records and transfer them to NARA, which accessions them into Record Group 615. NARA has published guidance for agencies on identifying, preparing and transferring the records, and a records-management memo (AC 04.2025) on transferring publicly releasable UAP records.
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RG 615 is not a single release. NARA says it "will continue to add UAP records to the UAP Records Collection (RG 615) and make them available online through the National Archives Catalog on an ongoing, rolling basis as they are received from federal agencies."
That means the collection grows over time and its contents depend on what agencies send. It is separate from the Pentagon's PURSUE releases on war.gov, which the Department of War publishes directly.
1. Start at NARA's RG 615 page (archives.gov/research/topics/uaps/rg-615) for an overview and any announcements. 2. Open the RG 615 entry in the National Archives Catalog (catalog.archives.gov/id/445887258). From there you can browse the series and file units that have been added. 3. Use the Catalog's search with terms such as a base name, ship, year or program name, and filter to Record Group 615. 4. Open an item to view or download its digitized pages. NARA notes that items in the Catalog "are downloadable and can be republished with attribution to NARA." 5. For large-scale research, NARA offers a UAP bulk download of catalog descriptions. 6. Check NARA's UAP FAQ page for answers on what is and is not yet available.
RG 615 is a records collection, not an analysis. Being in the collection does not mean a record has been verified as describing anything anomalous; it means an agency identified it as UAP-related and transferred it. Older material such as Project BLUE BOOK files has long been held elsewhere at NARA, and some of it is also available through other archives.
When this site cites a record from RG 615, we link to the specific Catalog item so you can read the original.
Facts on this page were checked against the sources below on October 21, 2026 by Himanshu Singh. Spot an error? Email hello@nowdeclassified.com.
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