For decades, the CIA has balanced a private concern for UAPs with a public policy of skepticism.
CIA UFO | UAP Index:
Is the CIA’s interest in UFOs a matter of national security or a tool for psychological warfare? The CIA UFO | UAP Index provides a transparent look at the agency’s “Die-Hard” involvement in the phenomenon. Since 1947, the CIA has moved from genuine concern over Flying Saucers to a calculated strategy of public debunking. This archive features the Robertson Panel, a turning point in history where the CIA recommended using mass media to strip UFOs of their “aura of mystery.”
Explore the declassified CIA Papers Detail UFO Surveillance, which reveal how the agency tracked global sightings during the Cold War, and the Scientific Advisory Panel Report that shaped the next 70 years of official denial. From Project Sign to the Tehran UFO Incident, this index documents the intelligence community’s shadow history with non-human technology. Whether you are researching Remote Viewing or the CIA’s role in the cover-up, this repository is your primary source for the agency’s unfiltered records.
Executive Summary
The CIA UFO | UAP Index functions as the “Intelligence Archive” for the Think Aboutit research project. Its objective is to centralize the documents that prove the CIA was never truly “out of the UFO business.” By categorizing entries into Operational Surveillance, Scientific Panels, and Psychological Disinformation, this index allows users to see the agency’s evolution from Project Blue Book oversight to modern-day FOIA releases.
This archive is essential for understanding the 2026 transparency landscape, as many of these “historical” documents, like A Die-Hard Issue: CIA’s Role in the Study of UFOs, laid the groundwork for how UAP data is handled today. It highlights the work of figures like H.P. Robertson and Edward Ruppelt, who operated at the intersection of military secrecy and scientific inquiry. This is where the paper trail of the world’s most powerful intelligence agency meets the world’s greatest mystery.
“The CIA has closely monitored the UFO phenomenon since 1947… not because of a belief in ‘little green men,’ but because of the very real threat of unidentified craft in our sovereign airspace.”
Gerald Haines, CIA Historian
