A curated, signal‑heavy hub for primary sources, official reports, peer‑reviewed research, declassified archives, and hands‑on verification tools. Built for readers who want receipts.
How to use this page
- Start with Primary Sources for official records and reports.
- Use Methods to verify claims and preserve evidence.
- Dip into Focused Domains for deeper study.
- See Meta at the end for curation rules, update cadence, and licensing.
1) UAP - Government and Primary Sources
- ODNI UAP Assessments - official intelligence community reports.
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/ncsc-newsroom/reports-publications/reports-publications-2021/item/2243-preliminary-assessment-unidentified-aerial-phenomena - DoD All‑domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) - official site, products, and briefings.
https://www.aaro.mil/ - AARO Historical Review (2024) - record of past US Government UAP activity.
https://media.defense.gov/2024/Mar/08/2003405545/-1/-1/1/AARO-RECORD-OF-USG-INVOLVEMENT-IN-UAP.PDF - NASA UAP Independent Study Team - final report and agency updates.
https://science.nasa.gov/uap/ - US Congressional Hearings - authoritative videos and transcripts.
Senate SASC hearing with AARO (Apr 19, 2023): https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-mission-activities-oversight-and-budget-of-the-all-domain-anomaly-resolution-office
C‑SPAN House UAP hearing (Jul 26, 2023): https://www.c-span.org/program/house-committee/hearing-on-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-ufos/630344
Archival Programs
- USAF Project Blue Book - overview at NARA and digitized microfilm.
NARA overview: https://www.archives.gov/research/military/air-force/ufos
NARA microfilm mirrors: https://archive.org/details/nara-pbb - FBI Vault - UFOs - declassified FBI records.
https://vault.fbi.gov/Project%20Blue%20Book%20%28UFO%29%20 - UK National Archives - MoD UFO Files - research guide and final “UFO Desk” tranches.
Guide: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/ufos/
Press pack on closure: https://cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/final-tranche-of-UFO-files-released.pdf
2) Declassified Records and FOIA
- FOIA.gov - official portal to search agencies and file requests.
https://www.foia.gov/ - US National Archives Catalog - search, download, and bulk UAP collections.
Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/
UAP bulk downloads: https://www.archives.gov/research/catalog/catalog-bulk-downloads/uap-bulk-download - CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room - historical collections and advanced search.
Home: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/home
Advanced search: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/advanced-search-view - NSA FOIA Reading Room - reports, logs, and frequently requested docs.
https://www.nsa.gov/Helpful-Links/NSA-FOIA/Reading-Room/ - US State Department FOIA - PAL portal and releases.
https://foia.state.gov/ - MuckRock FOIA Guides - practical request tips and examples.
Start here: https://www.muckrock.com/about/muckrock-101/
Tips and tricks: https://www.muckrock.com/project/foia-101-tips-and-tricks-to-make-you-a-transparency-master-234/
Tip: Before filing, search agency reading rooms for prior releases. It saves time and helps you cite.
3) Ancient Sites and Archaeoastronomy
- Göbekli Tepe
UNESCO World Heritage listing: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1572/
German Archaeological Institute project portal: https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/ - Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth
OPW Heritage Ireland official site: https://heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/bru-na-boinne-visitor-centre-newgrange-and-knowth
UNESCO listing: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/659/
Use official heritage pages and excavation teams as anchors. Add peer‑reviewed articles as you narrow in on a question.
4) Consciousness - Primers and Current Debates
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - authoritative overviews.
Consciousness: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness/
Higher‑order theories: https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2023/entries/consciousness-higher/ - Global Neuronal Workspace
Overview and updates: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.749868/full
Recent review: https://academic.oup.com/nc/article/2023/1/niad020/7272926 - Integrated Information Theory (IIT)
IIT papers hub: https://www.iit.wiki/papers
IIT 4.0 article: https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/25/10/1453 - Adversarial collaboration - GNW vs IIT results.
Nature publication: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08888-1 - Journal hub
Neuroscience of Consciousness (open access): https://academic.oup.com/nc
5) Space, SETI, and Exoplanets
- NASA Exoplanet Archive - canonical catalog, tools, and light curves.
https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/ - NASA Exoplanet Catalog - public friendly explorer.
https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/exoplanet-catalog/ - SETI Institute - research programs and SETI 101.
Programs: https://www.seti.org/research/
SETI 101: https://www.seti.org/research/seti-101/seti-research/ - Breakthrough Listen - open data and software tutorials.
Data archive: https://seti.berkeley.edu/opendata
GitHub tools: https://github.com/UCBerkeleySETI/breakthrough - NASA Astrobiology Program - research, careers, and RCNs.
https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/
6) Verification, OSINT, and Satellite Imagery
Core toolchain
- InVID WeVerify plugin - video keyframes, reverse search, metadata.
https://www.invid-project.eu/tools-and-services/invid-verification-plugin/ - Amnesty YouTube DataViewer - upload time and thumbnails for reverse search.
https://citizenevidence.org/2014/07/01/youtube-dataviewer/ - Forensically - clone detection and error level analysis.
https://29a.ch/photo-forensics/ - ExifTool - inspect and edit file metadata.
https://exiftool.org/ - TinEye - reverse image search index.
https://tineye.com/ - Web archiving - capture and compare sources.
Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/
archive.today: https://archive.today/
Earth observation for claims checking
- NASA Worldview - near real time global imagery.
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/ - Sentinel Hub EO Browser - Sentinel and Landsat, timelapses and custom band math.
https://apps.sentinel-hub.com/eo-browser/ - USGS EarthExplorer - Landsat archive and more.
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ - Google Earth Pro - historical imagery and quick geolocation.
https://www.google.com/earth/about/versions/
7) Methods - Cite, Preserve, and Audit
- Data citation and DOIs
NASA Earthdata guidance: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/engage/data-management-guidance
SMD Open‑Source Science Guidance: https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/open-science/SMD%20Open-Source%20Science%20Guidance%20v2.2%2020250205.pdf - Digital evidence handling
NIST SP 800‑86 - integrating forensics into incident response: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-86.pdf
NIST IR 8428 - DFIR framework: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2022/NIST.IR.8428.pdf
INTERPOL first responder guide: https://www.interpol.int/content/download/16243/file/Guidelines_to_Digital_Forensics_First_Responders_V7.pdf - Critical thinking refresher
Carl Sagan’s “Baloney Detection Kit” (extracts and teachable summaries):
https://centerforinquiry.org/learning-resources/carl-sagans-baloney-detection-kit/
PDF excerpt: https://www3.nd.edu/~ghaeffel/Baloney.pdf
8) Scholarly Search - find the peer‑reviewed stuff
- Google Scholar - broad discovery with citation export: https://scholar.google.com/
- Europe PMC - life sciences full text and preprints: https://europepmc.org/
- Semantic Scholar - AI‑assisted discovery: https://www.semanticscholar.org/
- OpenAlex - open bibliographic graph of the research world: https://docs.openalex.org/
9) Starter workflows
- Verify a viral clip quickly
- Copy the URL. 2) Pull upload time and thumbs with YouTube DataViewer. 3) Reverse search the thumb on TinEye. 4) Extract keyframes with InVID and reverse search. 5) If location is claimed, check NASA Worldview or EO Browser for matching conditions by date. 6) Archive original links. 7) Save your notes with timestamps and hashes.
- Cite a dataset correctly
- Find the dataset’s DOI and landing page. 2) Capture the landing page with Wayback. 3) Include version and access date. 4) Store your analysis notebook and outputs in a repo with a license.
Meta
- Purpose
Reduce noise by pointing to official records, primary data, and peer‑reviewed or expert‑maintained resources. - Inclusion criteria
Primary sources first. Government or institutional pages. Long‑lived URLs or pages with stable identifiers. Clear provenance. Practical utility. - Review cadence
Target quarterly sweeps plus ad‑hoc updates when major releases land. - Changelog
v1 - initial build.
v2 - deep cut: added UK MoD files, Worldview, EO Browser, Breakthrough Listen, and methods section. - Last updated
2025‑10‑16 (America/Denver) - Contact
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