Historical records
Roswell: follow the paper trail
Start with the FBI file, then explore Roswell-related records and supporting collections at NARA.
Read with context
These records were created at different times and for different purposes. Read the contemporaneous FBI material alongside the later official investigations. A catalog entry, a report, and a witness account are different kinds of evidence.
Source: National Archives: Roswell and Project Blue Book ↗Selected records
pdf · Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI Vault — Roswell UFO File
FBI's standalone Roswell UFO folder, containing the July 8, 1947 teletype from the FBI Dallas office summarizing what the Eighth Army Air Force at Roswell told the Bureau before the official 'weather balloon' retraction.
video · U.S. National Archives
The Roswell Incident
NARA catalog record (NAID 326996858) discovered via search "roswell". Open source page for digital objects + full metadata.
archive · U.S. National Archives
NARA metadata JSON - Moving Images Relating to "The Roswell Reports" Source Data Research Files, 1946–1996
Official NARA metadata export for UAP-related Catalog record 566658. NARA says these bulk downloads are generated from the UAP records list and include applicable file units, items, and digital-object URLs.