F-01Supported in source
The archive is a pipeline, not a finished box
NARA receives and publishes transfers over time, so absence today does not prove that an agency has no future responsive records.
Published by Vastward
Official record / Source-led archive
Where do official UAP records go when agencies must preserve them for the public?
A law-created National Archives collection turns scattered agency records into a growing, searchable public trail.
Editorial disclosure
This Vastward case is an independent editorial reading of the linked first-party records. The narrative may explain and connect evidence, but it does not upgrade an official assessment, testimony, or unresolved status into a stronger claim.
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30-second briefing
Start with what the primary record actually says.
The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act required the National Archives to create a dedicated UAP Records Collection. Record Group 615 is not a one-time disclosure dump; agencies transfer digital copies on a rolling basis, and NARA adds public records as they arrive. By May 2026 the index listed transfers from the FAA, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ODNI, Office of the Secretary of Defense, NSA, State Department, and FBI. The archive is the evidence infrastructure that lets future Vastward cases grow without pretending the record is complete.
Reading rule
An official record establishes what was documented. It does not automatically validate every interpretation or claim contained around it.
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Evidence ledger
Trace every finding back to the record.
F-02Supported in source
Catalog provenance makes records auditable
Agency series, identifiers, descriptions, and digital copies provide a traceable path back to the record holder.
F-03Data limitation
Archiving a claim is not endorsing it
The collection preserves government-related records about UAP subjects; evidentiary weight still depends on each document’s source, purpose, and support.
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Conclusion boundary
Know exactly where the evidence stops.
What the primary record establishes
- Record Group 615 is a legally mandated collection for agency UAP records.
- Agencies transfer digital copies and NARA publishes publicly releasable records on a rolling basis.
- The collection already contains series from multiple federal agencies and will continue to grow.
What it does not establish
- Every classified or withheld UAP record has already been released.
- A document’s presence in a UAP collection validates every claim described inside it.
- Record Group 615 is the only place where older UAP-related government records can exist.
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Method and limits
How this case was assembled.
The current Record Group 615 index, NARA’s UAP portal, transfer guidance, and official frequently asked questions reviewed through July 24, 2026.
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Start with the primary official record before reading commentary about it
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Follow provenance from the originating agency through legal review, redaction, transfer, accession, catalog metadata, and public copy
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Separate what the sensor or witness recorded from the interpretation attached to it
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Check confidence language, missing data, and alternative explanations
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Preserve links to the original record so readers can audit the story themselves
Methodological caution
Official records preserve provenance, observations, assessments, and testimony at different evidence levels. Later data may revise how the same record is understood.
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Historical thread
Follow the record as it changes.
- 2023-2024
Congress requires a dedicated UAP collection
Sections 1841–1843 of the 2024 NDAA establish the legal transfer framework.
Official source ↗ - 2024-2025
NARA issues transfer guidance
Agencies identify records, prepare metadata, and send digital public copies on a rolling basis.
Official source ↗Official source ↗ - 2025-2026
Agency series begin appearing online
The public index expands as FAA, NRC, intelligence, defense, diplomatic, and law-enforcement records arrive.
Official source ↗
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Vastward interpretation
Stay curious without outrunning the evidence.
Independent editorial layer
The notes below are Vastward’s interpretation. They are not statements written by the source agency or witnesses.
This chapter turns the reader into an archivist. The thrill is no longer one object in the sky, but watching the public evidence universe expand agency by agency.
Record Group 615 gives Vastward a responsible future-ingestion path: monitor the official index, import metadata, write original explanation, then wait for human publication.
The archive also teaches restraint. A government document is authentic as a document; whether its contents prove an event is a separate evaluation.
- Record group
- A high-level archival grouping associated with the federal organization that created or maintained the records.
- Provenance
- The documented origin, custody, and history of a record that help readers evaluate authenticity and context.
- Assessment
- An evidence-weighted judgment with an expressed confidence level; it is not the same as mathematical proof.
- Unresolved
- The available evidence does not support a reliable attribution. It is a data-status label, not evidence of extraterrestrial origin.
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Source index
Open the record yourself.
Official sourceRecord Group 615: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records CollectionCurrent agency series and rolling-transfer statusOfficial sourceRecords Related to UFOs and UAP at the National ArchivesRecord Group 615 and earlier holdings across collectionsOfficial sourceNARA UAP Records Collection FAQLegal scope, digital transfer, redactions, and public access