◆ Clearance · Underwrite the archive

Stand up for the record.

You’ve been reading declassified government files that most people will never see. The next 40,000 pages still need a transcriber, a host, and someone to keep the lights on. The documents stay free forever — supporting funds the work around them.

◆ Support the archive

Keep the record open

Every document here is public domain and stays free — no paywall, no login, no tracking ads, forever. What costs money is the work around the documents: OCR on tens of thousands of scanned pages, full-text search, entity extraction, and the bandwidth to serve it all to anyone who asks.

If the archive is useful to you, a contribution keeps it independent and surveillance-free. No pressure — the documents are yours either way.

$5 Covers a day of OCR compute
$25 A month of search hosting
$100 A new release, ingested

Donate once → Become a member

Funds curation & convenience — never access; the documents stay free. Operated by Short Circuit LLC (for-profit), so support is not tax-deductible. See clearance tiers & what it funds →

◆ Get clearance

Join the investigation

Members get early and extra — never exclusive. Every document, search, map, and dossier stays 100% open to everyone, always.

WITNESS

You saw something.

$3 /mo

or $30/yr
- The members-only case-file newsletter
- A no-tracking badge of honor
- Your handle on the public supporters wall (opt-in)
Get WITNESS clearance →
INVESTIGATOR Most chosen

You work the files.

$8 /mo

or $80/yr
- Everything in WITNESS
- Early access — new collections land in your inbox 72h before public
- Member-only annotated “case file” deep-dives
- An embossed dossier ID card (your handle + clearance + join date)
Get INVESTIGATOR clearance →
ARCHIVIST

You keep the record.

$25 /mo

or $250/yr
- Everything in INVESTIGATOR
- Your name in the dossier — a permanent credit line on the colophon
- A vote on which collection gets digitized & OCR’d next
- An annual “declassification report”
Get ARCHIVIST clearance →

What it funds

OCR on tens of thousands of scanned pages
Full-text + semantic search hosting
Entity extraction & cross-referencing
R2 storage + bandwidth to serve every scan
Ingesting the next release (Blue Book and beyond)

What it never does

Paywall a document, scan, or search — ever
Run tracking ads or sell your data
Gate the public record behind a login

◆ The fine print, plainly

UAP Archives is operated by Short Circuit LLC, a for-profit company — not a registered 501(c)(3) charity. So contributions are not tax-deductible, and we call them support, not charitable donations. You’re underwriting the infrastructure that keeps a public record free and ad-free. Payments are processed by Stripe / PayPal; we never see or store your card details.