lead_id,category,title,takeaway,suggested_query,why_inspect,caveat,what_not_to_infer,related_tab,default_rank,source_count,generated_at_utc
start-scope,start_here,"Start with scope, not conclusions","The release table layer tracks 175 non-video files and 7,775 PDF pages; 141 files are searchable here.",scope files pages searchable,"This prevents readers from mixing up files, PDF pages, page-text rows, and searchable coverage.",Counts come from generated public tables for this local pass.,Do not treat a count as a conclusion about the contents of any document.,Search,1,3,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
start-dates,start_here,Read dates by source,"Dates in this index have different meanings: listed incident date, declassification metadata date, or page-text year mention.",dates 20470506 declassification listed incident date 1947,This gives readers a safe way to interpret date-heavy records without flattening unlike fields together.,"Date rows are labels from the release table or extracted text, not a verified timeline.",Do not infer that a page-text year mention is the listed incident date for that file.,What The Files Show,2,3,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
start-places,start_here,Use places as an orientation map,The release table lists location metadata for 77 files and no listed location for 39 files.,Middle East North America Space Moon no listed location,Location buckets are a good way to choose where to inspect first.,Place buckets are coarse labels from metadata and title cleanup.,Do not treat a bucket as a finding about where an event occurred.,What The Files Show,3,2,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
start-document-families,start_here,Pick a document family,"The release table can be read through families such as mission reports, range fouler records, NASA transcripts, FBI case files, State cables, incident summaries, and image/sketch exhibits.",mission report range fouler Apollo FBI cable image sketch,Families are clearer starting points than asking readers to learn filenames first.,Family labels are navigation labels derived from local metadata.,Do not read this as a claim about what happened. This is a navigation lead back to public source files and extracted text.,What The Files Show,4,2,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
start-missingness,start_here,Check what search cannot see yet,"34 files are not full-text searchable here yet, including 25 image/sketch exhibit PDFs.",not searchable OCR image sketch missing,This keeps the search box honest and points visual records to the Images tab.,"Missingness labels describe this public index, not the value of any official PDF.",Do not infer that unsearchable files contain nothing relevant.,What Needs Review,5,2,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
dates-listed-incident-dates,dates,Listed incident dates are metadata,"The release table has 54 exact-date rows, 87 year-only rows, and 34 rows with no listed date.",listed incident date exact year only missing date,This tells readers when the date table is useful and where it has gaps.,Listed dates are release-table fields or normalized versions of those fields.,Do not treat listed dates as a verified timeline without reading the source PDF.,What The Files Show,0,2,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
dates-declassification-metadata,dates,Declassification dates are metadata fields,"The extracted metadata table has 22 declassification-date rows; common values include 20450301 (6), 20470506 (1), 20470521 (1), 20470529 (1).",20470506 declassification date metadata,This directly answers why future-looking dates appear in some files.,The metadata field says Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD).,Do not infer that a declassification date predicts or schedules a future event.,What The Files Show,0,5,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
dates-page-text-year-mentions,dates,Page-text years are text mentions,"The extracted page text has repeated year mentions; the most frequent page-row years include 1947 (352), 1948 (240), 1949 (172), 1952 (169), 1950 (136), 2025 (118).",1947 1948 1952 page text year mentions,"This is useful for finding historically dense pages, especially in large OCR files.","Page-text year counts come from OCR/extracted text and can include references, form dates, or noisy text.",Do not treat a frequent year mention as the listed date for the file.,What The Files Show,0,7,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
places-middle-east,places,Middle East rows,The release table lists 29 file(s) in the Middle East bucket; 27 are searchable here.,Middle East Iraq Syria Persian Gulf,This gives readers a quick geographic starting point while preserving missing location labels.,Region buckets are coarse orientation labels from metadata and title cleanup.,Do not treat a region bucket as a verified location finding.,What The Files Show,0,6,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
places-north-america,places,North America rows,The release table lists 53 file(s) in the North America bucket; 27 are searchable here.,North America United States FBI,This gives readers a quick geographic starting point while preserving missing location labels.,Region buckets are coarse orientation labels from metadata and title cleanup.,Do not treat a region bucket as a verified location finding.,What The Files Show,0,6,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
places-space-moon,places,Space and Moon rows,The release table lists 5 file(s) in the Space / Moon bucket; 5 are searchable here.,Apollo Moon orbit NASA,This gives readers a quick geographic starting point while preserving missing location labels.,Region buckets are coarse orientation labels from metadata and title cleanup.,Do not treat a region bucket as a verified location finding.,What The Files Show,0,6,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
places-no-listed-location,places,No listed location rows,The release table lists 57 file(s) in the No listed location bucket; 54 are searchable here.,no listed location missing location,This gives readers a quick geographic starting point while preserving missing location labels.,Region buckets are coarse orientation labels from metadata and title cleanup.,Do not treat a region bucket as a verified location finding.,What The Files Show,0,6,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
family-fbi-case-and-sighting-material,document_family,FBI case and sighting material,The release table groups 36 file(s) as FBI case and sighting material; 36 are searchable here and 0 are not full-text searchable here yet.,FBI Section_7 flying object,Groups current and prior release records into a plain public navigation label.,"Document type groups are generated navigation labels, not official WAR.gov taxonomy.",Do not read this as a claim about what happened. This is a navigation lead back to public source files and extracted text.,What The Files Show,0,7,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
family-historical-incident-summaries,document_family,Historical incident summaries,The release table groups 3 file(s) as Historical incident summaries; 3 are searchable here and 0 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Incident Summaries 1-100,Groups current and prior release records into a plain public navigation label.,"Document type groups are generated navigation labels, not official WAR.gov taxonomy.",Do not read this as a claim about what happened. This is a navigation lead back to public source files and extracted text.,What The Files Show,0,5,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
family-historical-military-and-intelligence-records,document_family,Historical military and intelligence records,The release table groups 49 file(s) as Historical military and intelligence records; 44 are searchable here and 5 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Flying Discs 1949,Groups current and prior release records into a plain public navigation label.,"Document type groups are generated navigation labels, not official WAR.gov taxonomy.",Do not read this as a claim about what happened. This is a navigation lead back to public source files and extracted text.,What The Files Show,0,7,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
family-image-and-sketch-exhibits,visual_material,Image and sketch exhibits,The release table groups 27 file(s) as Image and sketch exhibits; 1 are searchable here and 26 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Image Exhibits tab,Groups current and prior release records into a plain public navigation label.,"Document type groups are generated navigation labels, not official WAR.gov taxonomy.",Do not read this as a claim about what happened. This is a navigation lead back to public source files and extracted text.,Images,0,7,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
family-mission-reports,document_family,Mission reports,The release table groups 30 file(s) as Mission reports; 27 are searchable here and 3 are not full-text searchable here yet.,mission report Syria,Groups current and prior release records into a plain public navigation label.,"Document type groups are generated navigation labels, not official WAR.gov taxonomy.",Do not read this as a claim about what happened. This is a navigation lead back to public source files and extracted text.,What The Files Show,0,7,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
family-nasa-transcripts-and-debriefs,document_family,NASA transcripts and debriefs,The release table groups 8 file(s) as NASA transcripts and debriefs; 8 are searchable here and 0 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Apollo transcript,Groups current and prior release records into a plain public navigation label.,"Document type groups are generated navigation labels, not official WAR.gov taxonomy.",Do not read this as a claim about what happened. This is a navigation lead back to public source files and extracted text.,What The Files Show,0,7,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
family-range-fouler-records,document_family,Range fouler records,The release table groups 14 file(s) as Range fouler records; 14 are searchable here and 0 are not full-text searchable here yet.,range fouler,Groups current and prior release records into a plain public navigation label.,"Document type groups are generated navigation labels, not official WAR.gov taxonomy.",Do not read this as a claim about what happened. This is a navigation lead back to public source files and extracted text.,What The Files Show,0,7,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
family-state-department-cables,document_family,State Department cables,The release table groups 7 file(s) as State Department cables; 7 are searchable here and 0 are not full-text searchable here yet.,State Department Kazakhstan,Groups current and prior release records into a plain public navigation label.,"Document type groups are generated navigation labels, not official WAR.gov taxonomy.",Do not read this as a claim about what happened. This is a navigation lead back to public source files and extracted text.,What The Files Show,0,7,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
family-unresolved-uap-reports,document_family,Unresolved UAP reports,The release table groups 1 file(s) as Unresolved UAP reports; 1 are searchable here and 0 are not full-text searchable here yet.,Unresolved UAP Report Kuwait,Groups current and prior release records into a plain public navigation label.,"Document type groups are generated navigation labels, not official WAR.gov taxonomy.",Do not read this as a claim about what happened. This is a navigation lead back to public source files and extracted text.,What The Files Show,0,3,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
terms-radar,repeated_terms,Radar mentions,The extracted text contains this term set on 359 page row(s) across 64 searchable file(s).,radar,Repeated terms can point readers toward clusters of pages worth inspecting.,Counts are based on simple text matching over extracted/OCR page rows.,Do not treat term frequency as importance or interpretation.,What The Files Show,0,6,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
terms-photo-sketch,repeated_terms,Photo and sketch mentions,The extracted text contains this term set on 1025 page row(s) across 81 searchable file(s).,photo sketch image,Repeated terms can point readers toward clusters of pages worth inspecting.,Counts are based on simple text matching over extracted/OCR page rows.,Do not treat term frequency as importance or interpretation.,What The Files Show,0,6,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
terms-object-unidentified,repeated_terms,Object and unidentified mentions,The extracted text contains this term set on 1766 page row(s) across 107 searchable file(s).,object unidentified,Repeated terms can point readers toward clusters of pages worth inspecting.,Counts are based on simple text matching over extracted/OCR page rows.,Do not treat term frequency as importance or interpretation.,What The Files Show,0,6,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
terms-classification-declassification,repeated_terms,Classification metadata mentions,The extracted text contains this term set on 319 page row(s) across 79 searchable file(s).,classification declassification metadata,Repeated terms can point readers toward clusters of pages worth inspecting.,Counts are based on simple text matching over extracted/OCR page rows.,Do not treat term frequency as importance or interpretation.,What The Files Show,0,6,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
terms-tasking-sensor-admin,repeated_terms,"Tasking, sensor, and admin fields",The extracted text contains this term set on 709 page row(s) across 85 searchable file(s).,tasking sensor IMINT SIGINT admin,Repeated terms can point readers toward clusters of pages worth inspecting.,Counts are based on simple text matching over extracted/OCR page rows.,Do not treat term frequency as importance or interpretation.,What The Files Show,0,6,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
missingness-ocr-quality,missingness,OCR quality labels matter,"The search index includes OCR/review labels, including core embedded or checked: 48, embedded text current review: 54, needs ocr or review: 5, ocr higher confidence review: 8, ocr low confidence review: 2, ocr medium confidence review: 27, sparse review: 2.",OCR quality review sparse confidence,This helps readers distinguish a search lead from a polished transcript.,OCR labels describe extraction quality in this Space.,Do not assume OCR text is complete or exact.,What Needs Review,0,6,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
missingness-date-location-gaps,missingness,Some rows have no listed date or location,The release table layer has 36 files with no listed date and 57 files with no listed location.,missing date missing location no listed location,This keeps readers from assuming the date/place browser covers everything.,Missing metadata means the public table did not expose a clean value in this layer.,Do not infer that the PDF text has no dates or places.,What The Files Show,0,2,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z
visual-images-tab,visual_material,Image and sketch PDFs belong in the Images tab,"The release table layer tracks 25 image/sketch exhibit PDF(s), with 25 curated preview record(s).",photo sketch exhibit images visual previews,"Visual records draw attention, but they need source labels and caveats more than keyword search.",Previews are public navigation aids; the official PDF remains the source record.,Do not infer meaning from a preview without opening the source PDF.,Images,0,7,2026-06-12T13:47:57Z