Washington Navy Yard 1984 Bombing: The FBI File
The released FBI file concerns the April 1984 Officers’ Club bombing at Washington Navy Yard. The building was unoccupied and no injuries were reported.
Declassified Documents
Declassified documents can illuminate how governments assessed events, managed information and recorded uncertainty—but they require careful reading. This Insider Release archive covers released CIA, Defense, Energy, intelligence and National Archives material, together with FOIA responses and the surrounding context. We identify the record, its provenance and its limits rather than treating declassification alone as confirmation of every claim attached to it.
Use the archive to follow records from discovery through interpretation. Our guide to the NARA UAP Records Collection, RG 615 explains how a national archive collection can shape future research. Coverage of the DOE OICI UAP FOIA release examines what an agency response does—and does not—establish. For readers tracing newer public releases, see the PURSUE Release 05 records and the practical guide to downloading War.gov UFO files. The UAP Science Advisory Council declassification requests provide another view of how requests for access develop.
Across these stories, we distinguish primary documents from summaries, commentary and claims made about them. Redactions, missing attachments, document dates and chain of custody can materially affect interpretation. The goal is a usable, transparent reading path for researchers and general readers—not a catalogue of sensational conclusions. Check each linked report for the source details and the questions that remain open.
A core primary-source brief in this archive is the Wilson–Davis memo notes—what the typed “EWD NOTES” actually say, and what they do not prove.
AARO 2025 UAP Workshop: Sources and Data Questions
A source guide to AARO’s 2025 UAP workshop and separate declassification paper, with data-quality questions and explicit limits on document verification.
FBI “Eye of Sauron” Orb Reports in the 2023–2026 UAP Releases: What the Files Describe
The PURSUE archive includes FBI interviews and a composite sketch relating to a September 2023 sighting. Read the original record identifiers and the limits of the witness evidence.
Los Alamos UAP Reports: The 1949 Teller Conference
Locate the 1949 Los Alamos conference record, Edward Teller’s reported hypothesis and the evidence limits of its 2026 PURSUE catalog publication.
Apollo 11 and 12 UAP Reports: What the Debriefings Say
A source-based guide to Apollo observations: NASA debriefing sections, corrected crew roles, light-flash research and the difference between a historical record and a later release.