Primary-source research, DIY monitoring builds, and the institutional history — not speculation dressed up as investigation.
Serious UAP research means knowing the difference between a declassified case file and someone’s YouTube commentary on that case file. This site is built around primary sources — the actual archives, the actual historical record, and practical guides for building your own monitoring setup — rather than recycled speculation.
Researching the Declassified Record
Declassified Military UAP Records
How to search Project Blue Book and military archives yourself — no FOIA request required.
How to Research Government UFO Files
Primary versus secondary sources, and when a FOIA request is actually the next step.
The History of Government UAP Investigations
Project Sign through Project Blue Book to AATIP — the settled institutional record.
How to File a FOIA Request for UAP Records
When you actually need one instead of just checking the free PURSUE release archive.
The History of Congressional UAP Hearings
1966-69, then a 53-year silence, then 2022-23 — what actually happened at each end of that gap.
NASA’s 2023 UAP Independent Study, Explained
A separate civilian scientific assessment, outside the DoD chain that produces most of this record.
Building and Protecting Your Own Setup
Building a DIY Sky-Watch Setup
A Raspberry Pi and Meshtastic node cover most of what a serious hobbyist setup needs.
Protecting Your Sky-Watch Data & Footage
Observation data is irreplaceable. The 3-2-1 rule, applied to a remote station.
Why UAP Researchers Should Use a VPN
The practical, non-paranoid case for keeping your research access private by default.
Meshtastic Range Problems: A Real Troubleshooting Guide
Weak range almost always comes down to a small number of fixable causes.
Citizen Science Sky-Monitoring Networks, Explained
Ruling out satellites, meteors, and drones before treating a capture as anomalous.
Research guides here are built around primary sources — archives like Fold3, and the actual documented institutional history — not recycled commentary. Where a page contains an affiliate link, it’s disclosed on that page, and the recommendation doesn’t change based on commission.