UAP Records Transfer Status 04/04/2025
In an effort to confirm the status of the UAP record transfers to the National Archives (NARA), I have been reaching out to a range of federal agencies to confirm if a review for records has been conducted. NARA requested that “by October 20, 2024, each federal agency review, identify, and organize each Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) record in its custody for disclosure to the public and transmission to the National Archives.” Additionally, in that same guidance, NARA established guidelines on transferring records, which include metadata spreadsheets that can be publicly releasable. “This metadata should be provided to NARA in electronic format as a machine-readable CSV file (UAP metadata template). If any of the information in the full version of the metadata contains access restrictions, then the agency must also provide a fully public releasable version of the metadata that mirrors the format of the full version.”
Most agencies would not or were unable to answer to the status of their UAP record reviews and instead directed me to FOIA. As a result, I have submitted FOIA requests for lists of UAP records identified for transfer to NARA, along with metadata spreadsheets. Below are the current standings of each agency I have reached out to.
Resolved (Records Found)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):
FOIA (2025-02179) submitted 02/13.
List of FAA UAP Records for NARA Transfer and Metadata Spreadsheet_March 2025.xlsx
Response FOIA 2025-02179 Schulte.pdf
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC):
FOIA (FOIA-2025-000403) Records found and some withheld. "The first list is enclosed; the second list is withheld at this time, as it remains the subject of deliberations between NRC and NARA records staff." The list released was only for three records, which I located in the NRC database https://adams-search.nrc.gov/home
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2423/ML24234A061.pdf https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2424/ML24241A137.pdf https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2424/ML24241A242.pdf
Released Record Set_ FOIA-2025- 000403.pdf
Final Response for FOIA-2025- 000403.pdf
Resolved (No Records)
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB):
FOIA (25-52) review not conducted. "No search has been conducted, as the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board does not maintain this type of record." Response received 03/11 with 90 days to appeal.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
FOIA (2025-EPA-03568) No documents found.
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS):
FOIA (DOI-2025-003535) No documents found.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):
Headquarters:
FOIA (25-00630-F-HQ) No documents found.
Ames Research Center:
FOIA Closed as duplicate of NASA HQ FOIA
Goddard Space Flight Center:
FOIA Closed as duplicate of NASA HQ FOIA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory:
FOIA Closed as duplicate of NASA HQ FOIA
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST):
FOIA (DOC-NIST-2025-000162) Originally closed without research. After asking for the FOIA be conducted, it was resolved next day with no documents found.
National Science Foundation (NSF):
FOIA (2025-FOI-00137) No documents found.
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP):
FOIA (25-081) No documents found.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA):
FOIA (25-FOI-00103) No documents found.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS):
No FOIA submitted. Agency confirmed by email that a review was conducted, but no documents found.
Pending
Air Force (USAF):
FOIA (Confirmation 2055801) submitted 04/03.
Army (USA):
FOIA (Confirmation 2055806) submitted 04/03.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA):
FOIA (Confirmation 2002401) submitted 03/15.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP):
FOIA (Confirmation 2002381) submitted 03/15.
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA):
FOIA (Confirmation 2056441) submitted 04/03.
Department of Energy Headquarters (DOE):
FOIA (Confirmation 2056456) submitted 04/03.
Marine Corps (USMC):
FOIA (Confirmation 2055836) submitted 04/03.
Navy (USN):
FOIA (Confirmation 2055821) submitted 04/03.
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA):
FOIA (Confirmation 2056431) submitted 04/03.
National Security Agency (NSA):
FOIA (Confirmation 2056451) submitted 04/03.
Space Force (USSF):
FOIA (Confirmation 2055791) submitted 04/03.
Coast Guard (USCG):
FOIA (2025-CGFO-01262) submitted 03/15.
Overdue
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):
FOIA (1658974-000) submitted 02/04.
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA):
FOIA (25-00262-R) submitted 02/26.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
FOIA (DOC-NOAA-2025-000513) submitted 02/13.
National Park Service (NPS):
FOIA submitted by email on 01/28. No confirmation received.
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO):
FOIA (F-2025-00070) submitted 02/18.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB):
FOIA (FOIA-2025-0024) submitted 02/13.
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB):
FOIA submitted. No confirmation, but confirmed by email.