[ { "question_id": "what-is-here", "sort_order": 1, "category": "overview", "question": "What is actually in this index?", "plain_answer": "It tracks 175 non-video PDF/document files from the release table, covering 7,775 PDF pages. 141 files are searchable here right now.", "why_it_matters": "This keeps readers from mixing up files, PDF pages, page-text rows, and searchable coverage.", "try_this_search": "scope files pages searchable", "where_to_click": "Use the Search tab for keyword search. Use this guide for orientation before deeper browsing.", "caveat": "Counts come from generated public tables for this local pass.", "what_not_to_infer": "Do not treat a count as a conclusion about what any document means.", "source_leads": "start-scope", "source_count": 2, "generated_at_utc": "2026-06-12T13:47:59Z" }, { "question_id": "what-can-search-see", "sort_order": 2, "category": "overview", "question": "What can the search box see?", "plain_answer": "The search box covers 141 files, 7,708 searchable-file pages, and 6,555 page-text rows.", "why_it_matters": "Search hits are useful starting points, but they are not the full release archive.", "try_this_search": "Apollo range fouler radar 20470506", "where_to_click": "Run a search, open a result, then use the official PDF/page link as the primary record.", "caveat": "OCR and extracted text can be noisy, especially on scanned or redacted pages.", "what_not_to_infer": "A missing keyword hit does not mean a topic is absent from every source PDF.", "source_leads": "start-scope,missingness-ocr-quality", "source_count": 7, "generated_at_utc": "2026-06-12T13:47:59Z" }, { "question_id": "how-to-read-dates", "sort_order": 3, "category": "dates", "question": "How should I read dates in this data?", "plain_answer": "Dates are labeled by source: listed incident date, declassification metadata date, or page-text year mention. The release table has 54 exact-date rows, 87 year-only rows, and 34 rows with no listed date. 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).", "why_it_matters": "This prevents readers from flattening unlike date fields into one timeline.", "try_this_search": "dates 20470506 declassification listed incident date 1947", "where_to_click": "Open date-related receipts before comparing years.", "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.", "source_leads": "start-dates,dates-listed-incident-dates,dates-page-text-year-mentions", "source_count": 8, "generated_at_utc": "2026-06-12T13:47:59Z" }, { "question_id": "what-is-the-2047-date", "sort_order": 4, "category": "dates", "question": "What is the 2047 date people noticed?", "plain_answer": "The field appears in DOW-UAP-D10 as `Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20470506`. This is a classification/declassification metadata field, not a claim about a future event.", "why_it_matters": "It is an obvious reader question, and it needs source-linked wording that does not overstate the field.", "try_this_search": "20470506 DOW-UAP-D10 declassification", "where_to_click": "Open the page receipt and compare the nearby classification/declassification wording in the official PDF.", "caveat": "The field is shown as extracted source-document metadata; exact interpretation should come from the source record and classification context.", "what_not_to_infer": "Do not treat this metadata value as a prediction, event date, or support for anything outside the document field.", "source_leads": "dates-declassification-metadata", "source_count": 3, "generated_at_utc": "2026-06-12T13:47:59Z" }, { "question_id": "where-are-places-listed", "sort_order": 5, "category": "places", "question": "Where are places listed?", "plain_answer": "The release table lists location metadata for 118 files and no listed location for 57 files. The largest region buckets are Central Asia: 5, Europe / Mediterranean: 7, Middle East: 29, No listed location: 57.", "why_it_matters": "Places are useful for choosing what to inspect first, especially Middle East, North America, and no-location rows.", "try_this_search": "Middle East North America Space Moon no listed location", "where_to_click": "Use place names as search terms, then open the source PDFs for context.", "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.", "source_leads": "start-places,places-middle-east,places-north-america,places-space-moon,places-no-listed-location", "source_count": 8, "generated_at_utc": "2026-06-12T13:47:59Z" }, { "question_id": "what-document-families-exist", "sort_order": 6, "category": "documents", "question": "What kinds of documents are here?", "plain_answer": "The 116 tracked files are grouped into 9 plain-language families: FBI case and sighting material (36), Historical incident summaries (3), Historical military and intelligence records (49), Image and sketch exhibits (27), Mission reports (30), NASA transcripts and debriefs (8), Range fouler records (14), State Department cables (7), Unresolved UAP reports (1).", "why_it_matters": "Document family is often easier than keyword search: mission reports, range fouler records, NASA transcripts, FBI material, State cables, and image/sketch exhibits behave differently.", "try_this_search": "mission report range fouler Apollo FBI cable image sketch", "where_to_click": "Pick a family first, then search inside it with a narrow term.", "caveat": "These are public navigation groups, not official WAR.gov taxonomy.", "what_not_to_infer": "Do not treat a file family as a ranking of importance or credibility.", "source_leads": "start-document-families,family-mission-reports,family-range-fouler-records,family-nasa-transcripts-and-debriefs,family-fbi-case-and-sighting-material,family-state-department-cables,family-image-and-sketch-exhibits", "source_count": 8, "generated_at_utc": "2026-06-12T13:47:59Z" }, { "question_id": "what-terms-repeat", "sort_order": 7, "category": "terms", "question": "What terms recur in the extracted text?", "plain_answer": "object/unidentified: 1766 page rows across 107 searchable files; photo/sketch/image: 1025 page rows across 81 searchable files; tasking/sensor/admin: 709 page rows across 85 searchable files; classification/declassification: 319 page rows across 79 searchable files; radar: 359 page rows across 64 searchable files", "why_it_matters": "Repeated terms are good search leads, especially when the reader wants pages to inspect rather than broad claims.", "try_this_search": "radar photo sketch object unidentified classification tasking sensor", "where_to_click": "Search one term at a time, then compare page receipts across document families.", "caveat": "Term frequency is affected by OCR, repeated forms, and long case files.", "what_not_to_infer": "Do not infer importance from term counts alone.", "source_leads": "terms-radar,terms-photo-sketch,terms-object-unidentified,terms-classification-declassification,terms-tasking-sensor-admin", "source_count": 8, "generated_at_utc": "2026-06-12T13:47:59Z" }, { "question_id": "where-are-images", "sort_order": 8, "category": "visuals", "question": "Where are the images and sketches?", "plain_answer": "The release table tracks 25 image/sketch exhibit PDFs. They are handled in the Images tab because they are not full-text searchable here.", "why_it_matters": "Visual material is a big draw, but it needs to be shown as public source material, not interpreted for the reader.", "try_this_search": "photo sketch exhibit FBI", "where_to_click": "Open Images for curated previews and official PDF links.", "caveat": "The previews are visibility aids. The official PDFs remain the primary records.", "what_not_to_infer": "Do not treat a preview as analysis of what the image shows.", "source_leads": "family-image-and-sketch-exhibits,visual-images-tab", "source_count": 8, "generated_at_utc": "2026-06-12T13:47:59Z" }, { "question_id": "what-is-missing", "sort_order": 9, "category": "gaps", "question": "What is missing or not searchable yet?", "plain_answer": "34 files are not full-text searchable here yet: 25 image/sketch exhibits, 3 checked-but-not-ready files, and 1 OCR-checked low-yield file. The release table also has 34 files with no listed year and 57 files with no listed location.", "why_it_matters": "The gaps are part of the story: they tell readers where search is weak or where metadata is blank.", "try_this_search": "not searchable OCR image sketch no listed location", "where_to_click": "Use What Needs Review for OCR/search limits and missing metadata.", "caveat": "Not searchable here does not mean the official PDF has no useful content.", "what_not_to_infer": "Do not treat missing local text extraction as missing source information.", "source_leads": "start-missingness,missingness-ocr-quality,missingness-date-location-gaps,visual-images-tab", "source_count": 8, "generated_at_utc": "2026-06-12T13:47:59Z" }, { "question_id": "best-way-to-use-this", "sort_order": 10, "category": "how_to_use", "question": "What is the best way to use this?", "plain_answer": "Start with a simple search, open a result, read the page receipt, then jump to the official PDF. Use this guide to choose better searches by date, place, document family, repeated term, image/sketch material, or known gap.", "why_it_matters": "It gives a regular reader a path through the data without asking them to understand the whole pipeline.", "try_this_search": "Apollo transcript range fouler radar not searchable", "where_to_click": "Search first. Use Images for visual records. Use What Needs Review for gaps.", "caveat": "This is a navigation aid for public records, not a finished analysis.", "what_not_to_infer": "Do not treat the app output as a substitute for reading the linked source PDF.", "source_leads": "start-scope,start-dates,start-document-families,start-missingness", "source_count": 8, "generated_at_utc": "2026-06-12T13:47:59Z" } ]