11 March 2018

Credible information on the UFO/UAP issue

Addendum 2026-05-29: 

Unfortunately, I had to erase some of the previous links because of them not working (perhaps being defunct, etc.). The links/resources do not have any ordering; I add to the list as I find a website, blog, etc., that seems credible. The most recently added link/resource comes last in the list. 

The purpose of the list is to offer credible sources of information on the UFO/UAP issue (both proponents and sceptics, perhaps even debunkers, of the UFO/UAP issue). But it does not imply that you should explore the links without using your judgement and critical thinking. 

The list is not exhaustive and is - for good or bad - biased towards resources found in the western part of the world (the USA and Western Europe) and somewhat biased towards UFO history (because it is fundamental to know about). Readers are welcome to recommend UFO/UAP resources in other parts of the world. 

I hope you will find the links interesting and useful! And remember, use your judgement and make your own evaluation of the content and purpose of a specific website, organisation, etc., in the list.
At UFODATA we seek to create a systematic, rigorous science of UFO phenomena. Such a science is needed because of misplaced certainties on both sides of the UFO debate: “believers” convinced that UFOs are extraterrestrials, and “skeptics” equally convinced that UFOs do not even exist. Our own view is that humanity knows very little about the true nature of unexplained UFO reports, and that the only way to resolve this lack of understanding is through serious scientific study.

En av de största webbsidorna om UFO-fenomenet. Täcker i stort sett alla aspekter av UFO-fenomenet och sökandet efter intelligent liv/intelligenta civilisationer i universum.

The Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) is an international group of scientists, academics, investigators, and volunteers dedicated to the continuing examination and analysis of the UFO phenomenon. Our purpose is to promote serious scientific interest in UFOs and their study, and to serve as an archive for reports, documents, and publications about the UFO phenomenon.
A skeptical perspective, or debunking, depending on which side of the fence one is standing.
SCU is a cooperative of scientists, former military and law enforcement officials and other professionals, many of whom have decades of experience looking into UAPs, believe there are many unanswered questions, and that a serious examination is warranted.
Of course, nothing about UFOs in this CIA history released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), but it is still an interesting document in that it, for example, shows that the government and military already in 1955 were into "black projects" funded by a "black budget." President Eisenhower started this trend, and later, in his speech from 1961, warned the American public against "the military and industrial complex."

Taken from the introduction page:

Approximately two years ago, NCAS placed the 1968 report of the University of Colorado UFO project, Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, on the web. That report represented, and still represents, the mainstream scientific consensus on the UFO issue, to the effect that no scientific purpose would be served by further study of UFOs. That view, however, was not unanimous. A small minority of scientific critics of the Colorado work objected strenuously to its conclusions even as they were being developed. Those critics, in addition to their respectable scientific credentials, had connections to influential figures in politics and the media, and those connections led eventually to the convening of a hearing ("the Symposium") before the Committee on Science and Astronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives.
I strongly recommend everyone to follow this blog by Paul Dean.
A must source for anyone interested in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) obtained documents on everything related to the UFO phenomenon.
One of the most fascinating thinkers and visionaries in UFO-research, Jacques Vallée. The link leads to the personal research-section on Vallée's website. In that section, I highly recommend to anyone reading the following two papers:

1) Incommensurability, Orthodoxy and the Physics of High Strangeness: A 6-layer Model for Anomalous Phenomena (2003). Jacques F. Vallée and Eric W. Davis. The title of the link that leads to the paper is "A Six-Layer Model (English version with Eric Davis)."

2) Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: A Strategy for Research (2014). Jacques F. Vallée.

Research by Grant Cameron about the "Rockefeller Initiative 1993-1996." A lot of FOIA-material on Laurance Rockefeller's effort to convince President Bill Clinton to disclose the truth about the UFO phenomena. The whole truth or a partial truth? I am not sure.

One of the 34 reference documents for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). The link goes to the paper by Harold Puthoff when he worked as a contractor for the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP).
Noted researcher Robert L. Hastings' informative website about UFOs and the nuclear weapon connection. I can recommend the (supporting) "Documents" section on ufohastings.com. There one can read that the term "unidentified aerial phenomena" (UAP) was used by the U.S. Military in the late 1940s - see the document "Los Alamos, December 1948 (FBI Memorandum)" - so the term UAP is not a current one.
A skeptical perspective.
A skeptical perspective.




PROJECT 1947 is a world-wide effort to document the origins of the modern UFO phenomenon. Research for the project has yielded many early-era UFO reports via the FOIA, newspaper articles, and contemporary accounts. Some of the material gathered by PROJECT 1947 is on display here.
As I understand it, Project 1947 is founded and coordinated by researcher Jan Aldrich.  

The Galileo Project, headed by Professor Avi Loeb, Harvard Astronomy Center for Astrophysics. 

A wonderful resource to keep track of important events and developments (media news, interviews, official statements, etc.) related to the UFO phenomenon and greater official transparency. 
The Journal of UAP studies. Biannual and peer-reviewed. Check out the names and credentials of the members of the editorial board.

Sign Oral History Project. 

Many individuals who have personal knowledge of some aspect of UFO history, whether witnesses, government officials and personnel, scientists and investigators, or individuals involved in the social aspects of the phenomenon, have never been interviewed concerning perspectives only they can provide. We therefore initiated the Sign Oral History Project to preserve significant historical information and ultimately make it available for scholarly study.

Our mission is built on three pillars—policy research, legal support, and public education—each strengthening the foundation for transparency and responsible disclosure.

In response to President Donald J. Trump’s directive for transparency on U.S. government information regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the Department of War (DOW), with support from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), is overseeing government wide efforts to expeditiously find, review, identify, declassify and publicly release unresolved UAP-related records and historical documents in the federal government’s possession.

Dive into the academic and scientific rigor behind UAP studies with a curated list of impactful research papers and publications.

An extensive and unique collection of eyewitness accounts and other relevant informative material in regard to the UFO phenomenon.

A visual breakdown and exploration of iconic, strange, and unexplained UFO footage.

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