BLACKBOX
UAP RESEARCH DATABASE
This archive contains publicly available UFO/UAP research, declassified government documents, and open-source analysis. All information presented is sourced from official government releases, FOIA requests, academic institutions, and is presented in its verified and may contain errors, inaccuracies, or unsubstantiated claims. The content is provided for research, educational, and professional purposes only.
TIMELINES BY DECADE
Explore UFO phenomena decade by decade, from the dawn of the modern UFO era to contemporary disclosure efforts.
1940s
DAWN OF MODERN UFOLOGY
- Kenneth Arnold Sighting (1947)
- Roswell Incident (1947)
- Scandinavian Ghost Rockets (1946)
- Project Sign Established (1947)
- Foo Fighters Documentation
1950s
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION ERA
- Project Blue Book (1952-1969)
- Washington DC Flap (1952)
- McMinnville Photos (1950)
- Robertson Panel (1953)
- Contactee Movement Begins
1960s
ABDUCTION ERA & BACKLASH
- Betty & Barney Hill (1961)
- Socorro Landing (1964)
- Swamp Gas Controversy (1966)
- Condon Report (1968)
- Blue Book Termination (1969)
1970s
POPULAR CULTURE & ENCOUNTERS
- Pascagoula Abduction (1973)
- Travis Walton Case (1975)
- Tehran F-4 Incident (1976)
- Close Encounters Release (1977)
- CUFOS Establishment
1980s
WAVE PHENOMENA
- Rendlesham Forest (1980)
- Hudson Valley Wave (1982-1986)
- Cash-Landrum Incident (1980)
- JAL Flight 1628 (1986)
- Gulf Breeze Photos (1987)
1990s
MASS SIGHTINGS ERA
- Phoenix Lights (1997)
- Belgian Wave (1989-1991)
- Skinwalker Ranch Activity
- NIDS Research Programs
- Internet UFO Communities