Roswell Reports Moving Images Archive, 1946-1996
Air Force films and videos compiled for official Roswell UFO investigations.
Jan 1, 1946
Pending
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No specific UAP object description provided; collection documents Air Force research into alleged 1947 Roswell UFO crash, including balloon tests, high-altitude projects, and witness interviews.
Notable Characteristics
- Environment: unknown
Reported Motion
No confident entries yet.
Evidence Notes
- Scope note references UFO crash site witnesses.
- Function note ties to 1947 Roswell incident investigations.
NARA dataset catalogs Air Force moving images directly tied to official Roswell investigations, blending prosaic test footage with UFO witness material—core disclosure-era archive.
Unclear
Pending
70%
Prosaic Leads
- High-altitude balloon and project test footage (Mogul, Excelsior, Manhigh).
- USAF research declassification products.
Anomalous Indicators
- Interviews with alleged Roswell UFO crash witnesses.
- Footage compiled for official UFO incident reports.
Evidence Gaps
- Specific content of individual films/cassettes not described.
- No direct UAP sighting footage identified in metadata.
- Access requires physical retrieval from NARA.
Evidence Quotes // source statements
Open archive"These records were created or acquired in the process of investigating and gathering research materials to prepare the U.S. Air Force official publications "The Roswell Reports" in 1994 and 1997. The reports examined alleged incidents of an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) crash at Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947."
Unknown speaker
Function and use description.
"interviews with alleged witnesses to the Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) crash site at Roswell, New Mexico."
Unknown speaker
Scope and content note describing series holdings.
Pattern Mesh // linked sightings
Kronkite and Cooper on UFOs Audio
NASA archival audio tape features Walter Cronkite and astronaut Gordon Cooper discussing UFOs.
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Fort Belvoir Saucer Lab, 1952
Army physicist crafts flying saucers to order in Virginia laboratory.
Same source archive
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Flying Saucer Wreck in Tobacco Shed, 1949
Air Force discovers novel round-wing craft in Maryland shed amid saucer stir.
Same source archive
Shared tags: item, json, moving
UFOs Fact or Fiction Broadcast, 1974
WWDC radio documentary probes Project Blue Book and UFO debates with military, scientists, aviators.
Same source archive
Shared tags: item, json, moving
CIA UFO Film from Montana and Utah, 1956
Silent footage of unidentified flying objects analyzed by Air Force and Navy labs, unidentifiable.
Same source archive
Shared tags: item, json, moving
NARA Catalog Export: Unidentified Flying Objects
National Archives metadata compilation on UFO records from moving images and sound.
Same source archive
Shared tags: item, json, moving
Chronology Trace // before & after
No dated sibling signals are available yet.
Official Files // source material
1 linkedMoving Images Relating to "The Roswell Reports" Source Data Research Files, 1946–1996
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