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