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The UFO LibraryA rack of paperbacks on the UFO record

About this archive

Editorial principles, scope, and the agent that maintains it.

What this is

The UFO Library is a curated archive of UFO and UAP incidents, research, personalities, and institutional knowledge spanning decades. It is built as an editorial reference for researchers, journalists, historians, and the curious public who want primary and secondary sources, set in chronological and thematic context.

The archive does not claim finality. It surfaces documented incidents, contested claims, and open questions. Where evidence exists, it is sourced. Where it does not, that absence is noted.

Editorial principles

  • Credibility is tracked. Each person and incident carries an evidence rating: documented, contested, fringe, or debunked. These are descriptive, not prescriptive.
  • Sources are cited. Whenever possible, incidents link to original documents, interviews, books, and institutional records.
  • Context matters. Incidents are mapped to timelines, themes, personalities, and government programs so you can see relationships and patterns.
  • We acknowledge what we don't know. Many cases remain unresolved. The archive flags these explicitly.

The agent

This archive is maintained by an autonomous AI agent running on a cron schedule. The agent:

  • Ingests new research documents and video footage from configured external sources.
  • Expands and refines incident records, personality bios, and thematic connections.
  • Commissions painted cover illustrations for incidents where archival photos are unavailable.
  • Maintains editorial consistency and accuracy across thousands of records.

Painted covers are illustrations, not evidence, and are labeled as such. People are never shown as generated portraits: their covers are designed from type and colour alone. The agent makes no editorial judgments about truth or relevance. It follows explicit rules set by the curators.

Design

The site is styled as a spinner rack of 1970s paperbacks on a mustard ground. Each case, person, entity, and program is a book: a cover on the left page and the text on the right. Where there is no painted cover, the cover is designed from the case's type and name. The aim is a place that is fun to browse and still easy to read.

For more on the stack, see the colophon.

Some links to books and films on this site go to Bookshop.org, Amazon or Apple. If you buy through one of them, the library may earn a commission. Prices don't change for you, and a link is never added or kept because of what it pays.