PHOTOS: National UFO Historical Records Center

David Marler, executive director of the National UFO Historical Records Center, shows off documents from Project Blue Book, a 22-year military investigation into the phenomena of UFOs.

A closeup look at documents from Project Blue Book at the National UFO Historical Records Center.

Artwork depicting encounters with UFOs line one of the walls in the National UFO Historical Records Center on the campus of Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School.

File cabinets of documents, organized chronologically, line the walls of the National UFO Historical Records Center.

David Marler, executive director of the National UFO Historical Records Center, pulls out a document filed in the center's archives during an open house Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

David Marler, executive director of the National UFO Historical Records Center, shows how an audio file is being preserved digitally during and open house Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

David Marler, executive director of the National UFO Historical Records Center, shows off international newsletters the centers library holds.

David Marler, executive director of the National UFO Historical Records Center, shows off international newsletters the centers library holds.

David Marler, executive director of the National UFO Historical Records Center, shows off international newsletters the centers library holds.

David Marler, executive director of the National UFO Historical Records Center, shows off international newsletters the centers library holds.

David Marler, executive director of the National UFO Historical Records Center, shows a certificate noting Dr. Leon Davidson's certificate of work on the Manhattan Project. The document was part of a collection that was saved from a Dumpster in New York State.

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Published October 18, 2025 - 7:35 p.m. Modified October 21, 2025 - 6:47 a.m.

UFO Records Center explores history of the phenomena

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