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A Monumental Acquisition.

Greetings. The National UFO Historical Records Center, available at https://nufohrc.org/, possesses the most comprehensive collection of information on the UFO problem on the planet. Period. 

Headed by Executive Director David Marler, a highly accomplished author, archivist, researcher, and investigator of the UFO phenomenon, NUFOHRC is a highly professional organization dedicated to the effort to coalesce and digitize historical information on UFOs, and to make it available to the public free of any financial contributions or memberships. The mission statement of the organization places their professional focus on full display for the entire UFO subculture to see. They are certainly deserving of our full support and encouragement. 

This past year, on the 28th of November, the organization made a truly historic announcement, one that will influence the direction of the entire UFO research community's efforts for the foreseeable future. It was announced that the historical files of the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO) had been acquired and transferred to the National UFO Historical Records Center. The APRO files had been lost, unavailable, and beyond the reach of researchers of the UFO phenomenon since the organization ceased operating in the late 1980's, but now that problematic issue has been addressed. Once NUFOHRC has completed the process of digitizing the APRO files in their totality, the precious information contained within them will be available for the public and researchers alike to examine and scrutinize free of any financial cost.

Unlike the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON,) that charges a fee to gain access to their Aquarius Project archives, the National UFO Historical Records Center is not attempting to make any sort of financial gains, nor are they associated in any way with the UFO entertainment industry. Their dedication to the work, the research, and the examinations are something to behold, an approach that the entire UFO subculture would do well to fully embrace.  

I strongly encourage all of my readers to check out the National UFO Historical Records Center and all they have to offer. Their integrity is beyond reproach. Period. 

The National UFO Historical Records Center is available at https://nufohrc.org/

Thank you for your time and consideration. 


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  1. Philip MantleJanuary 2, 2024 at 12:19 PM

    I have personally donated all of files to the National UFO Historical Records Center and would advise others to think of what they are going to do with their own collection/archive.

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